Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery
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The Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery is located in the Phillips Fine Arts Building on the campus of Jacksonville University
. It was named for its primary benefactor. The museum features collections of carved ivory
, Pre-Columbian
artifacts, Steuben glass
, Chinese porcelain, Cloisonné
, Tiffany glass
, and Boehm porcelain as well as rotating exhibitions.
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville University is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida, on the banks of the St. Johns River. The school was founded in 1934 as a two year college and was known as Jacksonville Junior College until 1958, when it shifted its focus to four-year university degrees and adopted its...
. It was named for its primary benefactor. The museum features collections of carved ivory
Ivory carving
Ivory carving is the carving of ivory, that is to say animal tooth or tusk, by using sharp cutting tools, either mechanically or manually. The ancient craft has now virtually ceased, as since CITES it is illegal under most circumstances throughout the world....
, Pre-Columbian
Pre-Columbian
The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences on the American continents, spanning the time of the original settlement in the Upper Paleolithic period to European colonization during...
artifacts, Steuben glass
Steuben Glass Works
Steuben Glass Works was an American art glass manufacturer, founded in the summer of 1903 by Fredrick C. Carder and Thomas G. Hawkes in Corning, New York, which is in Steuben County, from which the company name was derived. Hawkes was the owner of the largest cut glass firm then operating in Corning...
, Chinese porcelain, Cloisonné
Cloisonné
Cloisonné is an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects, in recent centuries using vitreous enamel, and in older periods also inlays of cut gemstones, glass, and other materials. The resulting objects can also be called cloisonné...
, Tiffany glass
Tiffany glass
Tiffany glass refers to the many and varied types of glass developed and produced from 1878 to 1933 at the Tiffany Studios, by Louis Comfort Tiffany....
, and Boehm porcelain as well as rotating exhibitions.
External links
- Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery - official site at Jacksonville University
- History of the Museum
- Information about the Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery