by The Trust | Nov 23, 2021
Un Bellissimo Viaggio! On the Road Again in Northern Italy The Decorative Arts Trust’s first Study Trip Abroad since spring 2020, La Dolce Vita in Northern Italy: Genoa, Turin & Milan, was a tour to remember with treasures around every corner.Members ventured on...
by The Trust | Nov 22, 2021
The Stories They Tell…from the Herdeg Collection by Matthew A. Thurlow With the caveat that I housesat for Judy and John Herdeg as a graduate student and enjoyed their hospitality on numerous occasions during my academic and professional careers, their recent...
by The Trust | Nov 9, 2021
Gilbert-Merrill and Kane Lecture at the 2021 Delaware Antiques Show Jena Gilbert-Merrill and Rachael KaneThe 2021 Delaware Antiques Show was especially significant this year as the event is one of the first large shows to reopen in person. And the Decorative Arts...
by The Trust | Nov 1, 2021
A Fantastical World of Toxic Beauty: Majolica Mania at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery by Juliana Fagua Arias Griffen, Smith & Co., “Shell” ware, c. 1879–90, Phoenixville, PA. Earthenware with majolica glazes. Private collection, most ex coll. Dr. Howard Silby....
by The Trust | Oct 29, 2021
NOMA Awarded Curatorial Internship Grant The Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to announce that the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) is the 2022–2024 Curatorial Internship Grant partner. Since its founding in 1910, NOMA has endeavored to become a nexus for the arts in...
by The Trust | Oct 7, 2021
Susan Hill Dolan Shares the Elegance of Castle Hill On September 30, 2021, Susan Hill Dolan, Curator of Ipswich Properties for the Trustees of Reservations, led us through a fascinating tour of Castle Hill on the Crane Estate. Castle Hill is a National Historic...
by The Trust | Sep 29, 2021
Fall Symposium Delivers a Grand Tour of Salem and the North Shore The “City of Peace” was a welcome respite for members of the Decorative Arts Trust, as we enjoyed reuniting in person for the Fall 2021 Symposium in Salem, MA.Members were eager to travel,...
by The Trust | Sep 14, 2021
The Crane and the Nopal: Aztec Memory and Chinese Imagery in Talavera Poblana by Juliana Fagua Arias In the mid-16th century, potters from Puebla, Mexico, developed a type of tin-glazed earthenware known today as Talavera Poblana. Various cultural developments,...
