Summer 2023 Magazine Articles Available Online
Shortly after our member magazine publishes, we share select articles in a web-friendly format for all to read on computers, tablets, or phones. Enjoy these articles from the summer 2023 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust: “Hervey Silver...
Atwater Kent Collection Shared Through Drexel-PAFA Partnership
by Matthew A. Thurlow A strategic partnership between Drexel University and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) has created the opportunity to store, study, and display the Atwater Kent Collection (AKC). This alliance came to life earlier this...
Tea Traditions and Tea Ware in Winterthur’s Collection
by Tammy Hong Tea and the rituals associated with this delicious brew are inseparable from H.F. du Pont’s desire to transform his family home into a space for sharing America’s diverse stories through objects. The materialities of the vessels and tools...
Investigating the Materiality of 18th-Century Colonial Embroidered Garments
by Livy Scott Thanks to the funding provided by a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I had the opportunity to travel to historical societies in Massachusetts and Connecticut to conduct object-focused research for my forthcoming Master’s thesis in...
Study Trip Abroad to England Explores Architecture and Art of East Anglia
by Alexis Dempsey Decorative Arts Trust members embarked on Study Trip Abroad tours to East Anglia in May and June, which consisted of luxurious country houses and bountiful gardens in Norfolk and Suffolk. Brock Jobe, Winterthur Professor Emeritus and...
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.