Tag Archives: Decorative Arts

From the Collection–Step into my Parlor (Cabinet)

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

One of my favorite decorative art objects in the Museum’s permanent collection is actually a rather bewildering piece. It’s an enormous Parlor Cabinet, designed and produced sometime between 1860-1870 by Alexandre Roux (1813-1866), a French-born cabinetmaker who moved to New … Continue reading →

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From Museum Storage–Wiener Werkstätte Vase

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

I’ve just learned that Hilda Jesser could design anything. Correction: I’ve just learned who Hilda Jesser was. To back up, I should explain that I often use this blog as an excuse to explore something in the Museum’s collection that … Continue reading →

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Objects in Focus

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

This week we lose one of our valued co-workers here at Chipstone. Kate Smith, whom I introduced to you in my blog post last fall, is returning to England where she will be working at the University of Warwick as … Continue reading →

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From the Collection–Table Clock with Orpheus Frieze

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

When you visit the European galleries of the Milwaukee Art Museum, you may have noticed that in the “Renaissance Treasury” gallery (gallery #2) there are a lot of clocks! These aren’t the wristwatches and battery-powered kitchen clocks that most of … Continue reading →

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Conversation with the Curator: Way of the Dragon

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

The Chipstone Foundation recently opened its Summer of China exhibition: Way of the Dragon: The Chinoiserie Style, 1710-1830, which will be on view until November 6. I sat down with the show’s curator, Kate Smith, to discuss the concept of … Continue reading →

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