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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum as handwork treasure trove; hospitality craft-washing debate; and textile news

Sep 03, 2025
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DECORATIVE ARTS MOTHER LODE

During a brief touchdown in Boston this summer, I visited the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Originally, it was my greatest desire to finally see the Sleeper-McCann house…

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