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...
by The Trust | Mar 4, 2025
2025 Colloquium Lectures Available Recordings of the outstanding lectures presented during the Decorative Arts Trust’s 9th Annual Emerging Scholars Colloquium in New York City are now online for all to enjoy. The Colloquium, sponsored by the Richard Hampton Jenrette...
by The Trust | Feb 27, 2025
Private Clubs in New York City Welcome Members During Antiques Weekend Decorative Arts Trust members delved in the artistry and tradition of a number of renowned private clubs during the New York Antiques Weekend program on January 24-25, 2025. The itinerary also...
by The Trust | Feb 20, 2025
Investigating the History of Sèvres’s Les Noirs Libres by Rachel Hunter Himes My dissertation in the Department of Art History and Archeology at Columbia University explores the production and reproduction of racial meaning and racialized identities in French...
by The Trust | Feb 3, 2025
Read Winter 2024–25 Magazine Articles Online Select articles from the December 2024 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust are now available as webpages. We hope you enjoy reading these articles on your computer, phone, or tablet. “Written in Stone” by...
