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Looks Good Enough to Eat! Dishes Imitate Foods in Dining by Design Exhibition

Posted on October 24, 2018

As well as studying early cookbooks, prints, and paintings, those of us who love the history of food can learn about past delicacies by studying the shapes of dishes and their ornament. In the Winterthur exhibition Dining by Design: Nature … Continue reading →

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A Whimsical Walk through Dining by Design: Nature Displayed on the Dinner Table

Posted on April 12, 2018

We need more whimsy in this world. For me, ever the fan of anything bovine, that whimsy struck as I turned to enter the final room of the Dining by Design: Nature Displayed on the Dinner Table exhibition and was … Continue reading →

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Making a Meal of it—Preparing for Winterthur’s Upcoming Dining Exhibition

Posted on January 30, 2018

Dining by Design: Nature Displayed on the Dinner Table, opening April 1, 2018, takes a fresh look at the history of dining and dinnerware from the 1600s through modern times and celebrates how hosts and hostesses have brought the natural … Continue reading →

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Wine at Winterthur: Henry Algernon du Pont and the Gilded Age

Posted on July 2, 2012

In this post, Estate Historian Maggie Lidz continues her research into wine and the du Pont family. Colonel Henry Algernon du Pont (1836–1926), the second owner of Winterthur, is a difficult man to understand. Today, his likes and dislikes, prides … Continue reading →

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