A Bar Harbor View, 1870–1910
by Astrid Tvetenstrand With the support of a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I visited Portland, ME, and conducted research for my PhD dissertation in American & New England Studies at Boston University. Navigating the parameters surrounding...
The Wickham Sideboard Returns
by Christina Keyser Vida On a lovely September day in Richmond, VA, last fall, members of the Decorative Arts Trust visited the Valentine Museum for tours of the galleries, the Court End neighborhood, and the museum’s Wickham House, built between 1811...
Investigating a Peculiar Hybrid Chinese Export Lacquer Furniture Object
by Kelly Fu The Decorative Arts Trust’s generous Research Grant supported my preparation for a prize-winning thesis at the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture. My project delves into a peculiar object (figures 1 and 2) that amalgamates a...
Antiques Forum Speakers Lecture about Winterthur, C.A. Haun, and Drayton Hall
The Decorative Arts Trust’s gratitude goes out, once again, to Carolyn and Michael McNamara, who are committed to sharing emerging scholars’ new research through the Young Scholars Lectures at Colonial Williamsburg’s annual Antiques Forum. The format this...
The Conservation Treatment of a Print Depicting Philadelphia’s Bush Hill Estate from the Winterthur Museum
by Tammy Hong The interdisciplinary aspects that drive decision-making in art conservation are often described as a three-legged stool. As a second year Graduate Fellow in the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation (WUDPAC), I use...
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.