An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 141 August 9, 2021Clinton HowellThe town of Haarlem in The Netherlands is the home to the Frans Hals Museum, a museum I visited while on a two day visit after Amsterdam and Noordvijk (a...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 140 August 9, 2021Clinton HowellThe Van Gogh Museum is located near the Rijksmuseum, behind it if you are coming from central Amsterdam.
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 139 August 2, 2021Clinton HowellThe Rijksmuseum has undergone a substantial restoration since the last time I visited which is roughly 35 years ago.
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 138 July 26, 2021Clinton HowellWhat does a finish have to do with patina? You would think that they are intimately related and in a way, they are, but they also have little to do...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 137 July 19, 2021Clinton HowellOne of the phrases I heard again and again when I went to antique shops beginning in the 1970's, particularly in the UK, was how an item had its original...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 136 July 12, 2021Clinton HowellThe challenge of understanding a subject, any subject, almost always begins by mastering its language.