Americana Abroad: Freeman’s Auction in England
Weston Park, one of the locations of open valuations for the Freeman's Auction trip. The influx and influence of English goods and style into America has become one of the standard tenants of decorative arts and design scholarship on this side of the...
The Decorative Arts Trust in Chicago
The Chicago Skyline from Navy Pier As a graduate student, I attended my fair share of symposia… perhaps more than I care to remember. PowerPoint satiation aside, I jumped at the chance to attend the Decorative Arts Trust spring symposium to Chicago as a...
The Decorative Arts Trust in Germany: Courtly Collections in Dresden, Leipzig, and Berlin
Spring is always a busy time for the Trust, and 2015 proved no exception, with two Study Trips Abroad to Germany. The itinerary focused on the eastern portion of the country, beginning in Dresden, and swinging up to Berlin in a large arc through Leipzig,...
The Natchez Symposium: The Treasures of the Trip
The Natchez symposium, Historic Natchez: Jewel of the Lower Mississippi, was a delightful look at a unique destination, and we could not have asked for more knowledgeable and gracious hosts along the way. Welcomed by both the Historic Natchez...
THE TRUST TRAVELS TO ENGLAND: THE COTSWOLDS
The last few days of our Study Trip Abroad to England took us to The Cotswolds where we visited Sezincote, Asthall Manor (shown above), Quenington Old Rectory, and Kelmscott Manor. Sezincote was designed by Samuel Pepys Cockrell in the early 19th century...
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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.