Collecting250 Commemorates the Semiquincentennial Through Objects
The Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to share Collecting250, an interactive online resource that celebrates the importance of objects in narrating the history and evolution of the United States and the communities contained within. To commemorate America’s 250th, the...
Kelly Pedigo and Emily Serpico Join Decorative Arts Trust Staff
The Decorative Arts Trust welcomes Kelly C. Pedigo as the Educational Programs Assistant and Emily R. Serpico as the Membership and Grants Coordinator. Both positions were newly created to support the Trust’s growing membership activities, program calendar, and...
Tomah Joseph and the Significance of Passamaquoddy Birchbark Art
by Allyson LaForge Receiving a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant enabled me to conduct research on a Passamaquoddy birchbark artist, Tomah Joseph (1837–1914), whose leadership and artwork conveyed ongoing Passamaquoddy presence in Maine and New Brunswick in the...
British and Irish Furniture Makers in America: Highlights from BIFMO
by Dr. Laurie Lindey British and Irish Furniture Makers Online (BIFMO) is a website and database owned and managed by the Furniture History Society (FHS). A generous Dean F. Failey Grant from the Decorative Arts Trust enabled BIFMO to research and document...
Early American Textile Repair: Darning Samplers at Westtown School
by Emily Whitted Thanks to support from a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I traveled to Westtown School in West Chester, PA, for two days of research in their institutional archive. This visit greatly benefitted my dissertation in theHistory department at the...
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.