Journal — Object

The whole affair began as a maneuver to reduce the tyranny of the bustle—at least, that’s what we were told. 

Writing this piece and interviewing carousel experts and dealers was a joyful journey through a field grounded in joy.

Call us magpies, and you wouldn't be far off. For the September/October 2025 issue of the Magazine ANTIQUES we examined collecting as an art through the frame of the rise of the European Grand Tour. 

We can all use a little whimsy these days, after all, and whirligigs hold a fascinating past. Invented as fun yard ornaments and tourist souvenirs, whirligigs were often carved by fishermen in the...

Do you know what a salterio is? Really, do you? Well, we aren't surprised. We hadn't either when Michael Diaz Griffith brought the idea of writing our May/June 2025 Object column on a musical instr...

We are not “fashion people.” Luckily, we had a guide for our piece on Jazz Age chainmail purses for the Magazine Antiques. The collection we dove into is specific, and quite possibly singular.

With tea caddies as our jumping off point, we knew we had to zoom in closer. The form is so varied — from Chinese porcelain caddies to European wood to American metal — that writing about them all ...