Spanish Shawl
C. and S.B. sent me a photo of one of my passions, a red half-century-old Manton de Manila, locally knows as the Spanish shawl, worn for fiesta. This is a …
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C. and S.B. sent me a photo of one of my passions, a red half-century-old Manton de Manila, locally knows as the Spanish shawl, worn for fiesta. This is a …
K.L. wonders about the history behind a serving dish he picked up on eBay for $26. The story of silver plate traditionally used for family holidays originated in Warsaw, Poland, …
D.G. has a chest of drawers from her mother’s house in Upstate New York; her mom bought it in the glory days of collecting American antiques of the Classical period, …
J.E. sends me a lithograph in colors by Marc Chagall entitled “L’Accordeoniste” exhibiting some fundamental themes: his childlike style, dream-like figurative images (some of which are chimerical), and wonderful colors. …
A few articles back, R.S. saw my column on a print by Roy Lichtenstein Why Not Put All the Men on the Moon? and sent me HIS Lichtenstein print titled …
L.S. has two Japanese woodblock prints by Hiroshi Yoshida: “The Temple Yard” and “The Toshogu Shrine.” Since the market today is soft for these works of fine art, Japanese woodblock …
Sleeping in this bed, which R.S. sends from San Francisco, could have been Oscar Wilde, Max Beerbohm or Aubrey Beardsley. They would have dreamed in late 19th C. of artistic …
R.P. likes garage sales, he writes, and 20 years ago found this “Bo Peep”-themed silverplated tumbler. The vessel bears the inscription “Robert 1888.” The tale of a shepherdess losing her …
K.F. owns a black crepe kimono inherited from a friend whose dad collected it in Japan for his wife in 1930. The only identifying mark is a white embroidered circular …
G.C. of the Santa Barbara shop Random has a toy train set by A. C. Gilbert Co. In the world of objects, each “thing” is a unique idea; an object …