Today is what the DMA Arts & Letters Live team has been waiting for since we began planning this event last July: INA GARTEN DAY!
We are hosting the lovely Ina Garten tonight as part of the 2015 DMA Arts & Letters Live season. To celebrate the Barefoot Contessa’s visit to Dallas, below are some of my favorite pieces from the DMA’s collection that are fit for any fête in the Hamptons with Ina! Explore the DMA collection galleries for free and plan your fantasy table setting.
Mug, c. 1750-1775, England, lead glass, Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection
Beer pitcher, 1858-1860; Bailey and Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; silver; Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the Professional Members League
“Narragansett” Berry Spoon, c. 1885; Gorham Manufacturing Company, founded 1831; silver-gilt, cast; Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Loyd Taylor and Paxton Gremillion
Platter, plate, and three ramekins, c. 1935; Unknown factory, Czechoslovakia, maker; Ebeling and Reuss, Philadelphia, importer; earthenware (platter and plate) and porcelain (ramekins) with painted and sprayed decoration, Dallas Museum of Art, 20th-Century Design Fund
Oyster plate from the Rutherford B. Hayes White House service, designed 1879; Haviland and Company, Limoges, France; Theodore R. Davis, designer; porcelain and enamel; Dallas Museum of Art, the Charles R. Masling and John E. Furen Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Rubin, The Arthur A. Everts Co., and Arthur and Marie Berger by exchange
If you missed getting tickets to Ina Garten’s event, foodies are in still in luck, we are hosting the amazing chef Marcus Samuellson on March 27, get tickets now online.
