Four Centuries of Blue & White: The Frelinghuysen Collection of Chinese and Japanese Export Porcelain
by Becky MacGuire The extraordinary Frelinghuysen collection, assembled carefully over 50 years, features an exceptionally wide array of Asian blue and white export porcelain—that most ubiquitous and influential of all ceramics. First made in the heart...
Becca Lo Presti and Taylor Rossini Lecture at Winterthur’s DE Antiques Show
As the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library’s Delaware Antiques Show celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2023, the Decorative Arts Trust is proud to once again sponsor two young scholar lectures. At 3:00 pm on Saturday, November 11, Becca Lo Presti and...
Neoclassical Motifs: George Clarke’s Alabaster Portico Clock at Hyde Hall
by Katherine Novko Research grant funding from the Decorative Arts Trust enabled me to spend one week with the Clarke Family Papers, part of the Cornell University Library’s Rare and Manuscript Collection. My study of domestic materials with...
2024 IDEAL Internship Grants Awarded to Four Institutions
The Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to announce the four institutions that will receive IDEAL Internship Grants in 2024: The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA; MassArt in Boston, MA; San Joaquin County Historical Society & Museum in Lodi, CA; and The...
Exploring Paris and Provence in the Footsteps of Thomas Jefferson
Decorative Arts Trust members had the chance to experience Thomas Jefferson’s design inspirations during the September 2023 Study Trip Abroad. Here we describe but a few favorite sites among the Roman ruins, royal residences, vineyards, and gardens we...
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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.