2019 Archives | Page 4 of 6 | The Decorative Arts Trust

A Perfect Profile: Miniature Portraits, Silhouettes, and Landscapes of Early Annapolis

by The Trust | Jul 12, 2019

by RACHEL LOVETT

The Hammond-Harwood House was pleased to welcome members of the Decorative Arts Trust for tours and workshops during the Spring 2019 Symposium. Participants were able to tour the special exhibition A Perfect Profile, which considers early likenesses, such as silhouettes, miniatures, and landscapes, as a precursor to modern-day social media.

Reinterpreting Mount Vernon’s Front Parlor

by The Trust | Jul 12, 2019

by ADAM T. ERBY

MOUNT VERNON’S FRONT PARLOR REOPENED to guests in February following a major two-year restoration guided by extensive new research. The project returned the room as nearly as possible to its appearance in 1799, the last year of George Washington’s life

Ledger of New Orleans Painter Joseph Benson Sheds Light on 1850s Building Materials

by The Trust | Jul 12, 2019

BY KATIE BURLISON

In November 2018, The Decorative Arts Trust awarded the Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses (HGGHH) a grant for the conservation and digitization of a ledger that recorded the payments and deliveries of a variety of building materials in New Orleans dated 1849–1860.

2019 SUMMER RESEARCH GRANT SCHOLAR PROFILES

by The Trust | Jul 11, 2019

2019 SUMMER RESEARCH GRANT SCHOLAR PROFILES EMERGING SCHOLARS > SUMMER RESEARCH GRANTS Ashley Boulden, PhD, Art and Architectural History, University of Virginia Through her analysis of French ornament prints and drawings, Ashley will investigate the flexible...