Prison Wicker: Woven Legacies of U.S. Empire in the Philippines
by Ashley E. Williams This summer, I was supported by a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant as I completed a month-long trip to the Philippines to conduct research for my dissertation, “Unfree Artists on the Borders of U.S. Empire, 1850–1930.” This dissertation...
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...
Exhibition Highlights Black Newporters of the 17th-19th Centuries
The Newport Historical Society recently launched the exhibition A Name, A Voice, A Life: The Black Newporters of the 17th-19th Centuries (figure 1). Supported in part through a generous grant by the Decorative Art Trust’s Dean F. Failey Fund, this powerful...
Salvage in the Maritime Visual and Material Culture of 19th-Century America
by Sybil F. Joslyn With funding from a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I traveled to Washington, D.C., to undertake research for my dissertation on maritime salvage in American visual and material culture. At the National Gallery of Art (NGA), I spent a day...
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...
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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.