Fit for a Virtuous Woman: A Neoclassical Lady’s Writing Desk from Baltimore
Matthew A. Thurlow, Executive Director, Decorative Arts Trust N.B. The following post is abstracted from Matt’s lecture during the 2016 Colonial Williamsburg Antiques Forum. Prescriptive literature is a well-known component of popular culture in the 18th...
Introducing Maureen Marton
The Trust is happy to announce that, in December 2015, Maureen Marton began a two-year tour as the Decorative Arts Trust Intern at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute in Utica, NY. An alumna of Hood College and the Smithsonian-George Mason...
Summer Research Report: Sarah Thomas
Scholars of decorative arts and material culture frequently study furniture, but few actually build it for themselves. This just happens to be one of the many skills Sarah Thomas, the recipient of a 2015 Decorative Arts Trust Summer Research Grant, brings...
Summer Research Report: Rosalie Hooper
Graduate students have received Decorative Arts Trust summer research grants for a variety of projects, studying objects as varied knife boxes, schrimshaw, furniture (of course), and Tiffany stained glass. This year’s cohort of summer research grant...
Primary Sources: New Research on Virginia Houses and Material Culture
To complement the Emerging Scholars Program and to reach a wider audience, the Decorative Arts Trust is experimenting with new program formats. On October 10th, the Trust debut a new one-day special topic symposia. Held in collaboration with the Wilton...
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.