"An interactive exploration of art and culture in 18th-century Boston"--Front insert. Title from label on CD-ROM. Two CD-ROMs inside one jewel case. "About Face: Copley's portrait of a Colonial ...

One of the oldest known pieces of colonial American silver is now a part of the impressive and still growing silver collection of Colonial Williamsburg. The newly acquired caudle cup — crafted in ...

When Zelesnikar is not at work, she is at home engraving, designing and making jewelry. Lynn Zelesnikar, a journeyman hand engraver, works on a piece at the silversmith shop of Colonial Williamsburg ...

As you walk into the new silver exhibition at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, you are struck by the simplicity of some modest pieces and the dignity of other majestic items situated against ...

One of the gallery highlights during the Museum of Fine Arts' celebration of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, on Wednesday is a pair of handcrafted Colonial-era silver adornments for a Torah ...

The colonial silversmith produced items both functional and beautiful In this 1971 docudrama silver scraps are transformed into a magnificent new coffeepot under the skilled hands of the master ...

This is an occasional series showcasing interesting pieces in area museums or highlighting the stories behind them. While Protestant congregations dominated colonial Virginia, Jewish families lived ...

An American silver coin from before the American Revolution that was recovered in an old cabinet in Amsterdam sold for $2.52 million at an auction, decimating the previous record. The threepence coin ...