EditorialA fanciful bear rendered in neon-like LED lights on a mirror In the bathroom at the Spanish restaurant Mad, in Houston, Dec. 12, 2022. (Amy Scott/The New York Times)
EditorialEscutcheon Plate of a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), ca. 1530?40, probably Augsburg, German, probably Augsburg, Steel, gold, H. 7 in. (17.9 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm); Wt. 3 oz. (82 g), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, Escutcheon plates probably deve...
EditorialShaffron (Horse's Head Defense) of Henry II of France, When Dauphin, ca. 1490?1500, redecorated 1539, Franco-Italian, Steel, gold, brass, H. 27 1/2 in. (69.8 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 3 oz. (2350 g), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, In the Ren...
EditorialA fanciful bear rendered in neon-like LED lights on a mirror In the bathroom at the Spanish restaurant Mad, in Houston, Dec. 12, 2022. (Amy Scott/The New York Times)