Object Notes

This luncheon knife is part of a twelve-piece place setting designed by Prairie School architect George Maher for the lavish summer home of Ernest L. and Grace Watkins King.

This table fork is part of a twelve-piece place setting designed by Prairie School architect George Maher for the lavish summer home of Ernest L. and Grace Watkins King.

This dessert fork is part of a twelve-piece place setting designed by Prairie School architect George Maher for the lavish summer home of Ernest L. and Grace Watkins King.

This salad fork is part of a twelve-piece place setting designed by Prairie School architect George Maher for the lavish summer home of Ernest L. and Grace Watkins King.

This bouillon spoon is part of a twelve-piece place setting designed by Prairie School architect George Maher for the lavish summer home of Ernest L. and Grace Watkins King.

This dessert spoon is part of a twelve-piece place setting designed by Prairie School architect George Maher for the lavish summer home of Ernest L. and Grace Watkins King.

This teaspoon is part of a twelve-piece place setting designed by Prairie School architect George Maher for the lavish summer home of Ernest L. and Grace Watkins King.

This butter spreader is part of a twelve-piece place setting designed by Prairie School architect George Maher for the lavish summer home of Ernest L. and Grace Watkins King.

At the center of this detailed 18th-century thangka is the wrathful goddess, or dharmapala, Palden Lhamo.

Portable metal sculptures played an important role in both the Hindu and Buddhist art of Southeast Asia. In Buddhism, the commission of any image of the Buddha or other Buddhist figure allowed the patron an opportunity to acquire merit for himself or for those to whom he dedicated the piece.