Edwardian Scotland 1910 1910

Editor: This is "Edwardian Scotland 1910," a small green leather book from the Harvard Art Museums, created by Leslie Hamilton Wilson. I'm struck by the simplicity and the year stamped on the cover. What do you see in this piece? Curator: This book, at first glance, speaks to a certain class and privilege during a period of immense social change. The Edwardian era was a time of rigid social hierarchies even in Scotland. How might this object reflect or challenge those power structures? Editor: I hadn't thought about it that way! It seems like a personal object, maybe a diary. Curator: Precisely. And whose voices were typically silenced in these personal narratives? Understanding the cultural context encourages us to see beyond the beautiful cover and consider the untold stories within. Editor: That's a powerful point. I'll definitely look at art differently now. Curator: Excellent. Let's always question whose stories are told, and whose are missing.