5 pm: Reception
6 pm: Talk
John Hastings was the fourth generation to run his family’s business, Hastings & Co., which manufactured gold leaf in Philadelphia for 148 years. In this illustrated lecture, Hastings will describe the age-old craft and all the traditions, methods, and surprising facts surrounding it. Hastings will also discuss gold beating in Japan and Burma, various uses of gold leaf, and why the market for gold leaf collapsed.
5 pm: Reception
6 pm: Talk
John Hastings was the fourth generation to run his family’s business, Hastings & Co., which manufactured gold leaf in Philadelphia for 148 years. In this illustrated lecture, Hastings will describe the age-old craft and all the traditions, methods, and surprising facts surrounding it. Hastings will also discuss gold beating in Japan and Burma, various uses of gold leaf, and why the market for gold leaf collapsed.
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