West 86th

A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture

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Latest issue out now, featuring an article by Nicholas Thomas looking back at his seminal book "Entangled Objects" and a comparative essay on utopia throughout ancient Eurasia by Jas Elsner among others @BardGradCenter @UChicagoPress

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What did the gift of one of the most famous diamonds in the world tell us about the conflicting visions of masculinity and femininity in the British Empire? Find out in this FREE article from @W86th, WEST 86th: https://t.co/ocM96jgZN4

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New Spring|Summer issue is out! Featuring articles by Esther Leslie, Andrea M. Ortuño, Hanna Chuchvaha, and @Sanchita_writes. #W86th #decarts #materialculture #designhist #culturesofconservation

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For more on the troubling legacy of Leopold II, please revisit Debora Silverman’s three-part "Art Nouveau, Art of Darkness: African Lineages of Belgian Modernism": https://t.co/lwB6Fmn3rE. You’ll never see Belgian Art Nouveau the same way again. (Free temporary access.)

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Have you seen a great #decarts #materialculture #designhist exhibition? Want to review it for #W86th? Get in touch! https://t.co/VLQXvSNuVW

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Seventy years of Indian independence celebrated with summer exhibitions at the @FitzMuseum_UK https://t.co/iy1arcN0RG

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@FitzMuseum_UK @CambridgeThings @_Helen_Ritchie Stay tuned as we continue our summer of travel visiting museums, exhibitions & events abroad! Where will we pop up next? #W86thAbroad

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@FitzMuseum_UK @CambridgeThings @_Helen_Ritchie If you enjoyed today's tweets, follow @CambridgeThings for events & podcasts on #emthings #W86thAbroad https://t.co/oGbIFrjXtS

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@FitzMuseum_UK @CambridgeThings Looking closely at porcelain from vast geographies/chronologies @FitzMuseum_UK w/ @_Helen_Ritchie & @CambridgeThings #emthings #W86thAbroad

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@FitzMuseum_UK @CambridgeThings Photos can't convey texture of incised dragon on this Ming bowl @FitzMuseum_UK (C.44-1962) #emthings #W86thAbroad https://t.co/FTr56XQfXE

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And we were very happy to be there! With thanks to @CambridgeThings, the @FitzMuseum_UK, and Helen Ritchie for allowing us to take part! https://t.co/9ex5g7quPc

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@FitzMuseum_UK @CambridgeThings Now we move behind the scenes with @CambridgeThings to view & handle objects from @FitzMuseum_UK! Get ready! #emthings #W86thAbroad

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@FitzMuseum_UK @CambridgeThings Ritchie highlights changing tastes for patterned porcelains in 19th C & its relationship to British studio pottery. #emthings #W86thAbroad

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@FitzMuseum_UK @CambridgeThings The @FitzMuseum_UK has recently acquired 360 pieces of Parian ware to be exhibited in 2018. #emthings #W86thAbroad https://t.co/PpaMp5f8YX

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@FitzMuseum_UK @CambridgeThings Ritchie discusses "Parian ware" a type of bisque porcelain imitating look of white marble from Paros. #emthings #W86thAbroad

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@FitzMuseum_UK @CambridgeThings Natural history publications became a major source for porcelain designs in the mid-18th C. Birds, flowers, animals. #emthings #W86thAbroad

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@FitzMuseum_UK @CambridgeThings Ritchie discusses 18th-C. European porcelain manufacture at Meissen and later by French & English manufactories. #emthings #W86thAbroad

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@FitzMuseum_UK @CambridgeThings Europeans describe porcelain as made of "juices of East." Augustus the Strong desired porcelain as much as oranges. 🍊 #emthings #W86thAbroad

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@FitzMuseum_UK @CambridgeThings Ritchie discusses the Chinese origins of "blue & white" & European fascination w/ porcelain in 16th C. #emthings #W86thAbroad

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@FitzMuseum_UK @CambridgeThings Ritchie begins w/ material components of porcelain taking us first on a visual tour of Kaolin mines in China. #emthings #W86thAbroad