Category Archives: Glass

Nellie Bly: Social Champion, Journalist & World Traveler

Posted on March 19, 2021

In honor of Women’s History Month, we celebrate Nellie Bly (the pen name of Elizabeth Jane Cochrane, 1864-1922) with this fascinating American pressed-glass bread dish from the Winterthur collection. It portrays a social champion, journalist, and world traveler, who is … Continue reading →

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What’s Proof Got to Do, Got to Do with It?

Posted on April 26, 2017

  They seem to make unusual exhibition bedfellows: a pair of Tiffany Studios’ lampshades and an eclectic assortment of Staffordshire bear jugs, owl jugs, and candlesticks. On the one hand, the “Grape” and “Dragonfly” lampshades, on loan to Treasures on … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Tiffanys

Posted on November 17, 2015

Glimmering glass and glittering gems dazzle visitors this fall and winter at Winterthur. Two complementary exhibits, Tiffany Glass: Painting with Color and Light and Tiffany: The Color of Luxury, celebrate the beauty and popularity of objects made and sold by … Continue reading →

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Top exhibitors lend quality, knowledge, and loyalty to acclaimed Delaware Antiques Show

Posted on September 25, 2013

What makes a really good antiques dealer? How would I recognize one? As a start, you will find him or her to be an excellent communicator in the field of the Decorative Arts; and a person most knowledgeable about antique … Continue reading →

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TMA Glows!

Posted on August 1, 2012

Conservation isn’t always glamorous, but sometimes it glows! My name is Courtney Von Stein, and I am a member of the WUDPAC class of 2014. I specialize in objects conservation, and this summer I am working under conservator Suzanne Hargrove … Continue reading →

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