On display in the Crystal City Gallery are two objects designed and cut by the Giometti Brothers. I was unfamiliar with the Giometti Brothers until recently, when a public inquiry led me to discover a bit about the company. In … Read more →
American glass curator, Kelly Conway, and I were struck by the overall beauty and magnificent cutting of this T.G. Hawkes Plate in “Willow” Pattern (2007.4.51). Kelly, who recently wrote on table settings for Thanksgiving, remarked that this cut plate had … Read more →
150 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation creating a national day of thanksgiving on the last Thursday in November. Before this, only certain areas of the country observed a day of thanksgiving with regional foods and customs. These … Read more →
Kelly Conway, the Museum’s new curator of American glass, came to the Museum in September. We recently spoke about her background as a specialist in nineteenth and early twentieth century American glass and what she has planned for the Museum’s … Read more →