Modern Paperweights
After about 1860, the era of fine paperweight making was over. It wasn’t until 1950 that...
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Miniature Painting on Ivory
Small, finely wrought portrait executed on vellum, prepared card, copper, or ivory. The name is...
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Mexican Silver Hallmarks & Makers
Above is a sampling of Mexican silver purity marks ranging from the ca.1900 to the early...
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Meanings of Antique Jade Carvings
bamboo meaning: Emblem of longevity and honesty bat meaning: Emblem of happiness, an upside down...
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Marie Stopes (1880 – 1958)
Stopes was a campaigner for women’s rights and a pioneer in the field of family planning who...
Read MoreMaps Through the Ages
Early maps of the world were religious icons, just like those icons on the carpet page of the Book of Kells. This 12th Century map of the world is called a “T and O” map because of the shape of the image. The world...
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Major pre-20th Century and other Auction House Sale Catalogues in the National Art Library
The National Art Library has an extensive collection of sales catalogues from the United Kingdom,...
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Major Furniture Period or Style Definitions
Gothic: Medieval church architecture influences this style-characterized by pointed arches,...
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Mackintosh & Kate Cranston
Kate Cranston was Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s most generous and consistent patron. During...
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Louis Pasteur (1822 – 1895)
Pasteur was a French chemist and biologist who proved the germ theory of disease and invented the...
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