Grasping Color: A Material History of Color Charts
by Kate Burnett Budzyn Anyone who has thumbed through a paint deck at a hardware store will know the simultaneously delightful and agonizing experience of selecting a color. Butter yellow, lilac grey, eau de Nil, chocolate: infinite hues and their synesthetic names...
Norway’s Bunad: The Evolution of Indigenous Festive Attire
by Cara Green With the assistance of a Research Grant from the Decorative Arts Trust, I spent three and a half weeks in Norway conducting research on the origins, evolution, and contemporary practices of the bunad, the uniquely Norwegian festive attire inspired by...
Exploring England’s Enchanting West Country
The lush rolling countryside of England’s southwestern reaches were the subject of the Decorative Arts Trust’s May and June 2024 Study Trips Abroad, with explorations of country houses, museums, and galleries in Somerset, Wiltshire, Devon, Cornwall, and beyond....
Inaugural Publishing Grants Announced
The Decorative Arts Trust is thrilled to announce the four recipients of the inaugural round of Publishing Grant funding. The Hispanic Society Museum and Library; The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens; and the Philadelphia Museum of Art received...
Pre-Raphaelite Women Artists and Textiles
by Isabella Galdone Thanks to a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I conducted object-based research for a PhD dissertation project juxtaposing the work of women Pre-Raphaelites and their associates with contemporary textiles made, altered, or manipulated by...
About The Decorative Arts Trust Bulletin
Formerly known as the "blog,” the Bulletin features new research and scholarship, travelogues, book reviews, and museum and gallery exhibitions. The Bulletin complements The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust, our biannual members publication.