by The Trust | Oct 9, 2025
Conservation Through the Ages: A New Lens on the Attingham Summer School Experience by Sarah Beach Through the generous support of the Decorative Arts Trust, I was able to attend the 72nd Attingham Summer School. Over 16 days, the Summer School led 40 cultural...
by The Trust | Oct 3, 2025
Porter’s Plumb and Level: Where Innovation Meets Artistry by Madison Nelson The time I spent in the Historic Deerfield Summer Fellowship Program through a Continuing Education Scholarship from the Decorative Arts Trust changed the lenses through which I view history....
by The Trust | Sep 30, 2025
Parallax: Minah Kim’s Exhibition at The Clay Studio by Julia Yun In summer 2025, I was thrilled to be selected as the IDEAL Intern at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA. In addition to working with Jennifer Zwilling and Trinity Dubois on preparations for the...
by The Trust | Sep 5, 2025
Augusta Freeman’s Baptismal Font and Other Discoveries in Chicago by Isla Stewart Attending the Victorian Society in America’s Chicago Summer School program included architectural walking tours, in-class lectures, private house and museum tours, and numerous unique...
by The Trust | Aug 21, 2025
Merit for the Student, Merit for the Teacher: The Multiple Meanings of 19th-century Decorated Awards by Allison Donoghue Through the generosity of the Decorative Arts Trust, I had the privilege of attending the Summer Institute at the Museum of Southern Decorative...
by The Trust | Aug 14, 2025
The Chess Piece that Wasn’t: A Material Re-Assessment by Ariana Pemberton The game of chess reflects histories of transregional material exchange as much as it does the skills of statecraft and strategies of war. As the game was brought from South Asia to West Asia...
by The Trust | Jul 31, 2025
Read Summer 2025 Magazine Articles Online Enjoy select articles from the summer 2025 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust online! Although the printed magazine is only sent to our members, these selections are now available to enjoy on our website: “Time...
by The Trust | Jun 26, 2025
Textile Training in the Late 19th Century: English Influence on The Philadelphia Textile School by Anastatia Spicer With the assistance of a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I conducted object-based and archival research for my MA thesis on looms used in...
