Continuing that train of thought, John Wiseheart was born in 1802. His dad was not in the business. Could he have had his own establishment when...
Guess they've learned that people look at pictures more than they read, so, to learn some things, you have to expand sections to find the text....
Original removed. The Museum's story is rather sad, along with that of the Eisner. Wondering if this poster wasn't related to this exhibition:...
Monkeys Fowling lists the publisher simply as Wiseheart. At some point the firm became John Wiseheart & Son. His first son was born in 1828....
Thank you. Was noticing that searching for Wiseheart was also sometimes turning up Wishart.
My source was the Met's description. You might try listening to the audio tour info to see if they specify there:...
British members, help out a Yank: is Wiseheart pronounced Wishart?
This journal is from 1908 & they speak of Wiseheart in the past tense.
I'm not suggesting Corning instead of other options, just as another resource for glass questions, particularly if the item might be old or unusual.
Since we're adding morning caffeine rituals. I have coffee with a lot of milk (in hot months iced, often with a lot of ice cream) in a massive...
Surprised not to find more fairly easily. Suspect these came in sets: Monkeys doing things, maybe all hunting activities; Irish character...
Thanks! Didn't even know I was picking out another 'bird one'.
The owl plate for me, although the piece at the far back right corner looks interesting too. Just the other day I managed to break a little...
Love the clogs/bath shoes, & their little dog too. (Margaret Hamilton voice.)
The latter. I have not seen a dot or 2 dots used alone; they're meaningless without a number in front of them. What I think I'm seeing on...
It can take them a while to reply, but the Corning Museum of Glass has been very generous & helpful to me: https://www.cmog.org/glass-questions
I like the convex mirror to his left that gives him a wide angle view of the street outside his window.
'The main figure in this enigmatic painting was long identified as Saint Eligius (the patron saint of goldsmiths) due to the presence of a halo,...
Inscription: Signed and dated in white paint (bottom): m petr[vs] xpi me· ·fecit·ao 1449· (Master Petrus Christus made me in the year 1449) [with...
Can you clarify this for me? They have been using the Arabic zero, which looks like a dot, always, as far as I have ever seen. They frequently...
Separate names with a comma.
