Flaunting Red and Blue: Reframing the Nouvelles Indes Tapestries through Gobelins Dyestuffs
by Carole Nataf The first chapter of my dissertation examines a royal Gobelins tapestry set known as the Nouvelles Indes (1737–41), designed by François Desportes and representing one of the most spectacular depictions of colonialism in eighteenth-century France....
Royal and Aristocratic Ephemera of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
by Ashley Vernon With the support of a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I was able to take my studies transatlantic. In London, I was fortunate to visit the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum’s new East Storehouse, the Museum of the Home1, and the...
An Unforgettable Exploration of Mexico City, Puebla, and Teotihuacan
The Decorative Arts Trust’s first program in Mexico delighted members with the exploration of Mexico City, Puebla, and Teotihuacan. Led by two extraordinary experts on the Trust’s Board of Governors, Jorge F. Rivas Pérez from the Saint Louis Art Museum (November) and...
Carpenter, Maner, Riley, and Shepherd Join Board of Governors
The Decorative Arts Trust welcomes Litchfield Carpenter, Forbes Maner, Daniel E. Riley, and Deborah F. Shepherd to the Board of Governors. Litchfield Carpenter of Savannah, GA, is a native of Hendersonville, NC, and graduated from Wake Forest University with a BA in...
Ivory as an Amphibious Material
by John White In German, the word for “ivory” (Elfenbein) contains a direct reference to elephants. However, ivory is also sourced from other animals. Walruses, narwhals, and other animals have tusks, which artists around the globe have carved and worked for...
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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.