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- Dec 28, 2017
Collecting Vintage Perfume: A Sensory Pursuit
Scent is our most evocative sense. Photograph of flapper applying Shalimar, via: library.hbs.edu. Conjuring both memory and emotion, our sense of smell creates new memories and helps us to recall those long forgotten. For some, the recollection of tender childhood moments is intertwined with the scent memories of perfumes our mothers and grandmothers wore. These classic fragrances were distinct in their makeup and very different in character to the reformulations on the marke
- Dec 16, 2017
Early American Pattern Glass
An historical narrative of Victorian America told in glass. Lot 12832 is an example of a "Polar Bear" pattern water pitcher. Early American Pattern Glass: Pressed Glass revolutionized the glass manufacturing industry between 1850 and 1910. The process was thus: molten glass was gathered into a mold, and then pressed. When the glass cooled, the mold was removed, and an object both beautiful and useful was revealed. Wood molds could only be used for so many pressings as each p
- Dec 7, 2017
Thar she blows
Last Christmas my husband gifted me with a glassblowing workshop, and it was one of the coolest things I've ever done. But, at about $75 per person, it did seem like a steep price to pay to spend a couple hours doing something that, not too long ago, was a dirty, dangerous blue-collar skill. Glassblowing is a largely obsolete art form now relegated to the ranks of hobbyists and makers of very high-end decorative objects, but once upon a time it was a practical trade that kept
