Simple Beauty: Paintings – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2006 by Georgia O’Keeffe Shelburne Museum’s schedule of new exhibitions this season includes Simple Beauty: Paintings by Georgia O’Keeffe, a major exhibition of some 25 works by one of…
The Graphic Excitement of Mocha and Related Dipped Wares – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – May 2006 By Jonathan Rickard The following is an excerpt—Chapter 5, The Multichambered Slip Pot—from [amazon_link id=”1584655135″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Mocha and Related Dipped…
Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit – Literature and Collectibles – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2006 By Debby DuBay Say Peter Rabbit and adults are flooded with childhood memories of waking up on a sunny spring…
Women’s Suffrage – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – March 2006 By Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell [quote style=”boxed”]“Amid this mighty fuss just let me mention, rights of women merit some attention.”[/quote] Robert Burns, the Scottish poet, died in 1796 and yet…
Hand-Painted Scenic Meissen Porcelain from 1710 to 1880 The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2006 by Frederick Glauser Chinese potters purportedly, were the first to discover or invent the formula for hard paste porcelain in the 10th century AD.…
The Saturday Evening Girls (SEG) Club and the Paul Revere Pottery – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – January 2006 Excerpted from the book “[amazon_link id=”0764322273″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Saturday Evening Girls: Paul Revere Pottery[/amazon_link]” by Meg Chalmers & Judy Young…
Puppets: The Evolution of the Species – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – December 2005 Excerpted from the book “[amazon_link id=”0810955873″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Puppetry: A World History[/amazon_link]” by Eileen Blumenthal They can be Gods, idiots or worms. They are…
Antique London: An Insider’s Guide – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – November 2005 Text and Photos by Kimberly Jayne Gray London conjures up images of Buckingham Palace, The Tower of London, Shakespeare’s Globe, elegant shopping, musicals and theatre, but…
European Portrait Painting on Porcelain The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – August 2005 by Frederick Glauser A portrait is an accurate portrayal of the subject’s anatomic and physiognomic features conferring recognition to the observer. Implicit in this definition is…
Rockwell Kent: The Mythic and the Modern – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – August 2005 A Major Exhibition at the Portland Museum of Art The most comprehensive exhibition of its kind, Rockwell Kent: The Mythic and the Modern will…
