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...
2023 Research Grant Recipients
The Decorative Arts Trust is proud to celebrate 20 years of awarding Research Grants to scholars, making a meaningful impact on their work and the field at large. We look forward to hearing about the findings of these 15 recipients of 2023 Research...
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...
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.