Whose Taste? Indian Silver for the Raj

Lecture by exhibition curator Vidya Dehejia. Dehejia will discuss the remarkable amalgam of taste seen in the richly ornamented silverware made during the British Raj, when Indian craftsmen satisfied demand for European form but embellished the pieces with “native” patterns. This lecture in given in conjunction with the exhibition "Delight in Design: Indian Silver for the Raj" on view July 25-Oct. 4.