Virtual Series | Fascinating Finds Tuesday, August 27, 2024 7 p.m.-8 p.m.
Simon Willard, Patent Alarm Timepiece, Lighthouse Clock, c. 1825, mahogany, brass, steel, iron, lead, glass, and enamel, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Lora Jean Kilroy Accession Endowment.
Andrew Ellicott Warner, Pair of Candlesticks, 1815, silver, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Michael K. Brown Metals Endowment Fund.
Boston and Sandwich Glass Co., Kerosene Lamp, c. 1860–80, lead glass, gilt brass, and marble, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Elizabeth Feld Herzberg.
August 13, 20 & 27, 2024
Over the course of three evenings—held virtually—expert speakers from Bayou Bend give each of three works its time in the spotlight and discover what makes it a ”Fascinating Find.”
A new, compact clock with a patented alarm mechanism heralds the signs of a changing world order; silver candlesticks illuminate the story of a historic trade route; and a brilliant blue-glass kerosene lamp lights the way toward America’s future. What do these objects have in common? In addition to recently entering the Bayou Bend Collection, they all have something interesting to say about the world in which they came to be.
Free | Live via Zoom
Tuesday, August 13
Simon Willard’s Patent Alarm Timepiece
Speakers:
- Bradley Brooks, Curator, Bayou Bend
- Robert C. Cheney, Executive Director and Curator, Willard House & Clock Museum
- Ralph Pokluda, Independent Scholar and Clock Expert
Tuesday, August 20
Andrew Ellicott Warner’s Pair of Candlesticks
Speakers:
- Daniel Ackermann, Director, Bayou Bend
- Betsy White, Director, William King Museum of Art
- Mark Letzer, Former President and CEO, Maryland Center for History and Culture
Tuesday, August 27
Boston and Sandwich Glass Co.’s Kerosene Lamp
Speakers:
- Remi Dyll, Collections Manager, Bayou Bend
- Olivia Padula, Curator of Collections, Sandwich Glass Museum
- Sarah Goodman, Educator; and Sarah Bell, Curator, Drake Well Museum
Questions? Contact Joey Milillo at jmilillo@mfah.org or 713.639.7759.
Education programs at Bayou Bend receive generous funding from Houston Junior Woman's Club; Sharon G. Dies; Mary Lynn and Steve Marks; Susan Vaughan Foundation; Ralph H. and Ruth J. McCullough Foundation; Denise Monteleone; Ms. Bobbie Nau; William A. and Madeline Welder Smith Foundation; and additional generous donors.
These education programs also receive income from funds provided by the Carol and Les Ballard Endowment; the Judy and Charles Tate Endowment; the James William Glanville and Nancy Hart Glanville Endowment; the Barbara Graham Williams Endowment; and the Bayou Bend Bonnie A. Campbell Education Programs Endowment.