by Sarah Rapoport    With the generous support of a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I embarked upon a week of research in Paris. My trip centered around the so-called “Rousseau” service (figure 1), a transfer-printed ceramic table service commissioned by Eugène...

by Jade Emilia Shum    Historic Deerfield’s Summer Fellowship Program provided a unique educational and professional experience within the confines of a summer-long session, but the skills I developed and the connections I made will last for years to come. Thanks in...

by Blaine Howard    The William C. and Susan S. Mariner Fellowship for Emerging Museum Professionals, sponsored by the Decorative Arts Trust, provided me with the invaluable opportunity to participate in the Summer Institute at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative...

by Fiona Owens    As I move forward with my education and career, my experience at the Victorian Society in America Chicago Summer School has strengthened my understanding of the depth of Gilded Age architecture and the power of historic preservation, made possible by...

by Rebecca Yuste    In 1791, the Valencian sculptor Manuel Tolsá arrived in Mexico City, bringing with him books, instruments, and over 60 crates of plaster casts (figures 1 and 2) destined for the newly founded Royal Academy of San Carlos. The casts, the focus of my...