Past Programs

2017-2018

 Irish Silver, by Marribell Parson, Curator of European Art, San Antonio Museum of Art.

A la Mode: Fashioning Silver in Hogarth’s England, by Misty Flores, Curatorial Assistant, Rienzi Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Two Nations Divided by a Common Craft: Silversmithing in England and
America, by Janine E. Skerry, PhD, Senior Curator of Metals, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Rococo Revival Silver in Victorian America, 1840-1870, by Remi Dyll, Curatorial and Program Liaison, Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

2018-2019

The Art of Silversmithing an Overview of Traditional Non-ferrous Fabrication, by Corey Ackelmire, Professor, Fina Arts Department, Houston Community College, Houston.

Silver in Service, Coffee in the 18^th Century British Drawing Room, by Catherine Futter, PhD, Director of Curatorial Affairs, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.

Chinese Export Silver in a Changing Market, by Lark Mason, Founder and Owner, iGavelauction.com, Specialist in Asian works of art, Antiques Roadshow, Adjunct Professor, New York University, New York City, New York.

Myer Myer: Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York, by David L. Barquist, PhD., The Richard Dietrich Jr., Curator of American Decorative Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Widows Work: The Craft of Women Silversmiths, by Jeannie Osborne, Founding Member, Silver Study Society.

Identifying Silver Marks with Hands-on Study, by J. Lynn Hamilton, Founding Member, Silver Study Society.

2019-2020

Spanish Colonial and Early 19^th Century Spanish American Silver, by D. Albert Soeffing, MA, Author, NYU lecturer, two-time Winterthur Fellow.

Uninvited Friends Present at the Dining Table, by Elizabeth Williams, PhD., Rhode Island School of Design.

Tea Equipage in the Rienzi Collection, by Misty Flores, MA, Curatorial Assistant, Rienzi Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Sheffield Plate:  Its History, Manufacture and Detection, by J. Lynn Hamilton, Founding Member Silver Study Society.

2020-2021

Lone Star Silver, Craft and Commerce 1850-1900, by Bradley Brooks, Curator, Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Setting the Taste of the Nation:  Dining with George and Martha Washington, by Amanda Isaac, Associate Curator, George Washington’s Mount Vernon.

Heyer Silver Collection,  Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. By Misty Flores, Curatorial Assistant, Rienzi Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

My Incredible Discoveries and Great Disappointments as a Silver Dealer, by Phyllis Tucker, Houston Silver Dealer, Consultant and Appraiser.

Oddities in Silver, by J. Lynn Hamilton, Founding Member, Silver Study Society.

Queen Anne Silver:  Simplicity of Style & Mastery of Form, by Jeannie Osborne, Founding Member, Silver Study Society.

History in Reflection:  The Silver Collection at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, by Gary Albert, Director of MESDA Research.

2021-2022

Colonial Silver in Boston: Home, Church and State, by Jennine Falino, Private curator and lecturer.

Highlights from Hillwood: Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Passion for Porcelain, Silver Surtout and Toilette Services, by Rebecca Tilles, Associate Curator of 18th Centruy French and Western European Fine and Decorative Arts Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens. Joint Meeting with the IHCC

Christmas Tea at Rienzi: Silver from Spain and the Americas in the Rienzi Collection, by Misty Flores, Associate Curator of Rienzi Collection.

Paul de Lamerie and the Maynard Master: Some Recent Additions to the Discussion, by Ellenor Alcorn, Chair and Eloise W. Martin Curator of European Decorative Arts, The Art Institute of Chicago.

Southern Silver: Natchez, New Orleans and Mobile. Its History Manufacture and Detection, by Fred Nevill, Houston Antiques Dealer.

The Florescence of Silver Design in 20th Century Mexico, by Dr. Penny Morrill.

2022-2023

The Remarkable Mr. B.: A Closer Look at Kentucky’s Most Prolific Silversmith, by Angelika R. Kuettner, Associate Curator, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

The Post-Revolution Evolution of Dining in America and Great Britain, by Janine E. Skerry, PhD, Former Senior Curator of Metals and Glass Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

British Silver 1660-1710:  The Restoration, Lucy Morton and Timothy Schroder, Goldsmiths’ Company London.

British Silver 1714-1760:  The Huguenot Ascendancy, Lucy Morton and Timothy Schroder, Goldsmiths’ Company London.

Nineteenth-Century Silver at Bayou Bend: From Workshop to Industry, Bradley Brooks, Curator, Bayou Bend Collection.

Chinese Export Silver, Alessandra Merrill, Assistant Vice President, Silver Specialist, Sotheby’s.

2023-2024

The Devotion and Affection of a Grateful People: American Presentation Silver, by Beth Carver Wees, Curator Emerita, The American Wing, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Across the Pacific: Eastern Inspiration in Gilded Age Craft , by Benjamin Miller, Director of Research, S.J. Shrubsole;  Host of the Curious Objects podcast from The Magazine Antiques.

The Evolution of Furniture and Silver Used for Serving Tea in the Western World, by Lynn Hamilton, Co-Founder and Past-President of the Silver Study Society.

A Most Polished Presentation: Silver Conservation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, by Trevor Boyd, Associate Conservator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Aspects of the Russian Silver Collection at Hillwood, by Dr. Wilfried Zeisler, Deputy Director and Chief Curator Hillwood Museum, Washington, D.C.

Making Silver Modern: Designs of the Wiener Werkstatte 1903-1932, by Dr. Sarah Horne, Curatorial Associate at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

2024-2025

Irish Silver, by Timothy Martin, Owner, S. J. Shrubsole Antique and Art. 

Our Spirited Ancestors: The Decorative Art of Drink, by Daniel K. Ackermann, Ph.D., Director, Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens.

Field Trip to Bryan Museum in Galveston, by J.P. Bryan, Jr., Founder, The Bryan Museum.

Selections and Stories from the Winterthur Silver Collection, by Ann K. Wagner, Curator of Decorative Arts, Winterthur Museum, Delaware.

Significant Trophies of the New York Yacht Club, by Alice Dickinson, Curator of Collections, New York Yacht Club. 

A la Mode: The French Connection in English and American Silver, by Janine E. Skerry, Former Senior Curator of Metals, Ceramics and Glass, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

2025-2026

C. Kuchler: Artist of New Orleans Silver, by Lydia Blackmore, Decorative Arts Curator at The Historic New Orleans Collection.

December Holiday Tea, Members Favorite Things: A Show and Tell Tea

CSI: Charleston Silver Investigated, by Charlotte Crabtree, Owner of The Silver Vault of Charleston.

Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance 1850-1970, by Elizabeth Williams, David and Peggy Rockefeller Curator of Decorative Arts and Design-RISD Museum.

Does Anyone Collect Silver Anymore? by, Karen Rigdon, Vice President, Fine Silver & Decorative Arts, Heritage Auctions, Dallas

Faberge Exhibit, Field trip to the Natural History Museum.