“Paris porcelain” is the name used in “Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price List” for the very white porcelain made in France from about 1770 to 1870. The name “Vieux Paris” or “Old Paris” for these ...

Around the turn of the nineteenth century, innovation in scientific and industrialization fields was all the rage. No place better exemplifies this than Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower. At the time this ...

Made from steel with an ebony handle, this surgical knife was used for amputations. Its curved shape was typical of amputation knives of the period, when surgeons tended to make a circular cut through ...

All articles are written by YJDP Student Correspondents and edited by mentors from The Washington Post prior to publishing. "Paris floats on a champagne bubble. Everything here, you realize, is on a ...