Russian Silver in America: Surviving the Melting Pot

Hillwood Museum’s Russian silver collection is the largest and most comprehensive outside Russia and curator emerita Anne Odom provides a cultural, political and historical context in which to view this fascinating collection. Russian Silver in America surveys Russian silver production, its changing forms, styles, imagery and techniques over more than 250 years.

Drawing on the collections of both the Hillwood and other US museums, the book features colour plates of over 160 pieces: presentat...