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82nd and Fifth

In Conversation

Ellenor Alcorn
2 min. watch
This video is part of 82nd and Fifth, a series that invites curators from across the Museum to talk about an artwork that changed the way they see the world.

Contributors

Ellenor Alcorn
Curator

Photography by Bruce J. Schwarz

Art Mentioned

Ewer from Burghley House, Lincolnshire, Hard-paste porcelain, gilded silver, British, London mounts and Chinese porcelain
Ewer from Burghley House, Lincolnshire
British, London mounts and Chinese porcelain
Chinese porcelain 1573– ca. 1585, British mounts ca. 1585

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