Schrimsher Collection Book Available Through the Trust
Longtime Decorative Arts Trust members Kelly and Randy Schrimsher have generously allotted a supply of their new publication, American Classical Furniture, 1810-40: Regional Identities in the Schrimsher Collection, to support the Trust’s Publishing Grants program. The...
A Philadelphia Clockmaker, and More
by Bob Frishman Edward Duffield (1730–1803) was a highly skilled 18th-century Philadelphia clockmaker who lived in an era and a city that were among the most important in Colonial America. He was no typical “leather-apron” craftsman. He inherited wealth and owned...
Read Summer 2024 Magazine Articles Online
Select articles from the summer 2024 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust are now available in webpage format. Enjoy reading these fascinating articles online. “A Primer on Portugal” by Matthew A. Thurlow “Saltram’s Saloon: Adam, Chippendale, and...
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...
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...
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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.