How Fixing a Spelling Error Clarified a Clock’s History
A clue in a sale catalog helped expand the object’s record
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Decorative Arts
Why It Matters Who Owns Art
Who owned this artwork before a museum? Provenance, explained.
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Video: The Art of Making a Tapestry
Visit a traditional workshop in France to discover the art of weaving.
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Animals and Allusions on an Italian Renaissance Basin
Tour an intricate Renaissance basin teeming with beasts.
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A “Fish Chandelier”
The fanciful nature of a 19th century chandelier revealed
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A Rare Look Inside a Golden Box
A closer look at a Japanese lacquer box owned by Marie-Antoinette.
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A Rare Drawing on the Scale of Stained Glass
A close look at a impressively detailed drawing for stained glass.
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A Renaissance Ceramic Dish Is Reproduced in Miniature
The tale of a ceramic Renaissance dish and its tiny twin.
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Art Nerd Costumes Inspired by the Old Masters
Silly and sophisticated Halloween costume ideas from our collections.
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Different Places
The world travels of a pair of lidded bowls.
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How Many People Have Drunk Out of This Glass?
The wine glass that wasn’t.
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When Is a Table Not a Table?
We call this unusual object a table, but is it?
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