by The Trust | May 23, 2025
The Global Roots of an American Family Record Sampler by Amelia Peck and Cynthia V.A. Schaffner In 2020, The Metropolitan Museum of Art purchased a family record sampler at auction that is a model of beautiful stitchery and sophisticated design. Following several...
by The Trust | May 1, 2025
Wonders Abound in Greece and Crete Greece is a wonderland of striking temples, exquisite museums, and breathtaking landscapes. Even members who had previously explored Greece were thrilled by the Decorative Arts Trust’s March 2025 Greece Study Trip Abroad and Optional...
by The Trust | Apr 17, 2025
Collecting250 Commemorates the Semiquincentennial Through Objects The Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to share Collecting250, an interactive online resource that celebrates the importance of objects in narrating the history and evolution of the United States and the...
by The Trust | Apr 11, 2025
Kelly Pedigo and Emily Serpico Join Decorative Arts Trust Staff The Decorative Arts Trust welcomes Kelly C. Pedigo as the Educational Programs Assistant and Emily R. Serpico as the Membership and Grants Coordinator. Both positions were newly created to support the...
by The Trust | Apr 7, 2025
Tomah Joseph and the Significance of Passamaquoddy Birchbark Art by Allyson LaForge Receiving a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant enabled me to conduct research on a Passamaquoddy birchbark artist, Tomah Joseph (1837–1914), whose leadership and artwork conveyed...
by The Trust | Mar 12, 2025
British and Irish Furniture Makers in America: Highlights from BIFMO by Dr. Laurie Lindey British and Irish Furniture Makers Online (BIFMO) is a website and database owned and managed by the Furniture History Society (FHS). A generous Dean F. Failey Grant from the...
by The Trust | Mar 10, 2025
Early American Textile Repair: Darning Samplers at Westtown School by Emily Whitted Thanks to support from a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I traveled to Westtown School in West Chester, PA, for two days of research in their institutional archive. This visit...
by The Trust | Mar 7, 2025
Schrimsher Collection Book Available Through the Trust Longtime Decorative Arts Trust members Kelly and Randy Schrimsher have generously allotted a supply of their new publication, American Classical Furniture, 1810-40: Regional Identities in the Schrimsher...
