EditorialCape, Medium: S-spun tussah silk embroidery, Z-spun cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in chain and back stitch with French knots on two layers of plain weave; inner layer of unspun cotton Label: cotton embroidered with tussah silk in chain and b...
EditorialGlass bowl fragment with gold leaf and painted decoration, Late Imperial, 3rd?4th century A.D., Roman, Glass, gold, paint; blown, gold foil applied to upper surface and decorated with stylus, painted, and a second thin layer of glass pressed onto upper...
EditorialUsing a variety of means to bet on the direction of a single stock, they add a layer of complexity that worries some investment professionals. (Neil Webb/The New York Times)
EditorialGlass bowl fragment with gold leaf and painted decoration, Late Imperial, 3rd?4th century A.D., Roman, Glass, gold, paint; blown, gold foil applied to upper surface and decorated with stylus, painted, and a second thin layer of glass pressed onto upper...