Summer 2023 Magazine Articles Available Online
Shortly after our member magazine publishes, we share select articles in a web-friendly format for all to read on computers, tablets, or phones. Enjoy these articles from the summer 2023 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust: “Hervey Silver...
Tea Traditions and Tea Ware in Winterthur’s Collection
by Tammy Hong Tea and the rituals associated with this delicious brew are inseparable from H.F. du Pont’s desire to transform his family home into a space for sharing America’s diverse stories through objects. The materialities of the vessels and tools...
Investigating the Materiality of 18th-Century Colonial Embroidered Garments
by Livy Scott Thanks to the funding provided by a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I had the opportunity to travel to historical societies in Massachusetts and Connecticut to conduct object-focused research for my forthcoming Master’s thesis in...
The Maker’s Eye: Journeyman Woodworker Peter Hudson‘s Winterthur Fellowship Experience
by Peter Hudson The time that I spent as a Maker-Creator Fellow at Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, generously sponsored by the Decorative Arts Trust, has had a profound effect on my outlook and on the next steps I want to take in my career.When I...
Searching for Nora August, an Enslaved Woman Represented in an 1865 Ivory Bust
by Grace Ford-Dirks With the support of the Decorative Arts Trust, I was able to spend three weeks in South Carolina and Georgia researching the Bust of Nora August for my MA thesis in the University of Delaware’s Winterthur Program in American Material...
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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.