The Crane and the Nopal: Aztec Memory and Chinese Imagery in Talavera Poblana
by Juliana Fagua Arias In the mid-16th century, potters from Puebla, Mexico, developed a type of tin-glazed earthenware known today as Talavera Poblana. Various cultural developments, including the migration of Spanish ceramicists, the transpacific trade...
Bodily Things: Three Recent Books Underscore the Centrality of Bodies in Material Studies
by Kate Burnett Budzyn It is a fact “so obvious that some of us take it for granted,” writes the historian and anthropologist Michel-Rolph Trouillot: “History begins with bodies and artifacts.”1 All material culture enthusiasts know that objects are...
Touring Sabine Hall with Ralph Harvard
On August 26, it was an enormous pleasure to visit Sabine Hall, one of Colonial America’s most extraordinary baroque houses, for a Trust Virtual Tour with Ralph Harvard. Landon Carter, an ambitious patriot and politician, built his principle dwelling in...
Jessie Dean Joins Decorative Arts Trust as Membership Coordinator
The Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to welcome Jessie Dean, who will serve as the new Membership Coordinator.Jessie has a strong background in member outreach stemming from roles at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the United Way of Greater Philadelphia...
Historic House Interpretation with Carlene Bermann and Erik Greenberg
Carlene Bermann, MA Candidate in the Cooperstown Graduate Program, began our August virtual dialogue by sharing her lecture, Adjusting the Lens: Telling (Different) Stories Through Objects. Throughout her lecture, Carlene shared her perspective on how...
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.