The Walters Art Museum is known around the world for an eclectic and wide-ranging collection of arts and crafts that spans antiquity to the early 20th century.
The museum was established by 19th century tycoon William Walters, and later run by his son Henry, to house their personal collection of European art. The two men brought together an impressive collection of "statement" jewelry from such celebrated artisan-entrepreneurs as Rene Lalique and Louis Comfort Tiffany.
Zoey Washington Sheff, our resident Fashion Guru, and producer JonnaMcKone visited the Walters to explore its collection of jewelry and to observe how the ornate, Victorian styles of the past are referenced in today’s styles and especially on the celebrity red carpet. Zoey spoke with Jo Briggs, Associate Curator of 18th and 19th Century Art at the Walters, and she shares that conversation when she sits down with Tom Hall to describe how old is new again in the world of artisan jewelry.
