by Amanda Thompson    With the generous funding awarded through a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I traveled to South Florida to learn about the history, crafting, and marketing of dolls made by peoples of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and the...

by Ahmauri Williams-Alford    As the recipient of the William C. and Susan S. Mariner Fellowship for Emerging Museum Professionals sponsored by the Decorative Arts Trust, I had the monumental opportunity to attend the 2023 Museum of Early Southern...

by Carley C. Altenburger     As a manuscripts archivist and decorative arts historian, I feel strongly that an understanding of architectural history—in addition to design history, cultural history, and social history—increases an overall understanding of...

by Manon Gaudet   With the support of a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I was able to spend an invaluable week in Cincinnati, in the company of objects, archives, and the people who care for them. Regardless of how instrumental online resources were...

by Alexis Dempsey   Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, unlike other private estates-turned-museums in Delaware, features an unusual dollhouse-like layout that leaves visitors overwhelmed, yet captivated. Henry Francis du Pont, who inherited the...