Photos by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Meet Richard Eckert, Interpreter, Tin Shop, at Old Sturbridge Village (OSV) in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. OSV’s Tin Shop is a reconstructed early 1800s shed […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A dairy cow weathervane attributed to A. J. Harris (Boston, active 1868-1882) […]
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi’s set of six match-worn shirts from the […]
“I will take anything I don’t have to feed.” – Margaret Woodbury Strong Every year since 1998, The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY inducts beloved toys […]
“… a nation without humor is not only sad but dangerous” – Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Eighty-nine years ago, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1874-1948) placed her collection of American folk art […]
“At first the artists adopted Lyme, then Lyme adopted the artists, and now, today, Lyme and art are synonymous.” – Florence Griswold, 1937 Thanks in large measure to “Miss […]
While tin might be considered the antique of metals, remnants of its dominant presence in the world since its extraction and earliest use during the Bronze Age are evident today […]
“Always paddle your own canoe.” – Anna Safley Houston Nestled in a thriving art district in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Houston Museum of Decorative Arts holds an internationally recognized collection […]
“A collection of collections.” – Mrs. Webb Shelburne Museum, in Shelburne, Vermont, is the manifestation of one woman’s enduring passion and unwavering commitment to a distinctive vision. Electra Havemeyer Webb […]
“Don’t spoil a good story by telling the truth.” – Isabella Stewart Gardner Isabella Stewart Gardner was born in New York City on April 14, 1840, into a well-to-do […]