EditorialA still image from an undated video shows how a deaf person in America would have signed “phone” 100 years ago, when telephones looked like candlesticks. (Mohamed Sadek and Ege Soyuer/The New York Times)
EditorialHelmet, late 16th century, Turkish, Copper alloy (tombak), gold, leather, textile, H. including nasal 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); H. excluding nasal 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 11 in. (27.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 13.7 oz. (1295.6 g), Helmets, This he...
EditorialCandlestick (one of a pair), Master 'RW' (Swedish, Upsala, early 18th century), ca. 1710?20, Swedish, Uppsala, Silver, partially gilt, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm.); D. standing 5 3/4 in. (15 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Master 'RW' (Swedish, Upsala, early 18th ce...