ArtBreak: Silver & Ceremony

Name: ArtBreak: Silver & Ceremony
Start: 2025-10-15T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-15T12:30:00-05:00
Location: 2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Blvd, Birmingham, AL

Schedule

Wed Oct 15 2025 at 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Blvd, Birmingham, AL | Birmingham, AL

What does silver from southern Asia have to do with the ways we eat now? EVERYTHING! Come learn more about Gin and Tonics, India Pale Ale (IPA), milk with your tea, and many fantastic tales of food history intertwined with southern Asian silver in this midday ArtBreak. The talk will be led by Katherine Anne Paul, PhD, The Virginia and William M. Spencer III Curator of Asian Art.
Image credit: Attributed to Grish Chunder Dutt, Kolkata (Calcutta), Bengal, India, Monumental Beer Pitcher with Merman Matsya Avatar Upon a Lotus with Two Snake Handles and Kirtimukha Head Under Spout, about 1890, Silver, Generous gift of Harish K. Patel, 2022.137