Flipboard Culture Desk"Not all miniatures are small … And not all small objects are miniatures," is written on the wall at a new exhibition at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. "Tiny Treasures: The Magic of Miniatures" is an examination of the small-scale, with around 70 impeccably crafted works that span centuries, cultures and continents. Hyperallergic zooms in on the show.
Georgia Museum of Art@CultureDesk Miniatures do have an enduring appeal! Here are a few from our collection.
This weensy face jug made by Celena Schoen looks just like bigger ones, but it's less than an inch in every dimension.
@CultureDesk This teeny-weeny basket by Melanie Crow measures about an inch and a half high and is woven of oak. Can you imagine the finger dexterity required to make such a thing?
@CultureDesk We also have this minute cup by members of the Meaders family, measuring 1 1/2 × 1 3/4 inches/. One side features the initials CM for Cleater Meaders. The other side the initials BM for Billie Meaders, Cleater's wife. There's even a year ('89) marked on the bottom.