These are photographs of a decorative arts exhibit that I curated for the lobby area of the El Paso Museum of Art. Cleaning the silver was a revelation when removing literally years of tarnish revealed a stunning 18th century punch bowl. Researching the Sevres porcelain also yielded some puzzles and fascinating conundrums when many of the painted images post-dated the hallmarks. The exhibit was up from December of 2013-December 2014.
This case explores the world of tea and coffee, with a teacup by artist Robert Lazarini thrown into the mix.
This case explores the complications of dating porcelain.
Containers for water and wine
The classic German pewter beer stein
Cups and glasses as souvenirs
The Museum Doctor 