by The Trust | May 12, 2026
Journey Into Medium: Mother-of-Pearl and the Hidden European Enlightenment by Emma Piercy-Wright As vibrant as the multi-hued windfalls of a New England autumn, mother-of-pearl (or nacre) is the concealed, autonomously generated inner layer of some bivalve molluscs...
by The Trust | Apr 10, 2026
Woven Riches: Gold-Wrapped Threads in 15th- and 16th-Century Italy by Kathryn Griffith Gleaming, lustrous, splendid…few materials have captivated artisans, patrons, and beholders across time and geographies as gold has. My dissertation examines the transformations...
by The Trust | Mar 31, 2026
Investigating the Transatlantic Journeys of Emile Peyre’s Collection by Servane Rodié-Dumon My research examines the formation and dispersal of Emile Peyre’s collection of decorative arts. A renowned French architect-decorator, Peyre (1828–1904) assembled more than...
by The Trust | Mar 30, 2026
Exploring America’s Beginnings in New York City Our New York Antiques Weekend program in January 2026 delved into themes tied to the United States’s Semiquincentennial by visiting historic sites with pre-Revolutionary roots. A Revolutionary Friday On Friday, January...
by The Trust | Mar 5, 2026
Radio Design, Advertising, and Art in the 1940s by Joe Semkiu With support from a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I visited three Indiana archives tied to my dissertation research on radio design: the David Owsley Museum of Art at Ball State University in...
by The Trust | Mar 3, 2026
Read Winter 2025–26 Magazine Articles Online Enjoy these select articles from the Winter 2025–26 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust! Although the printed magazine is only sent to our members, these online versions are now available on our website:...
by The Trust | Feb 13, 2026
Flaunting Red and Blue: Reframing the Nouvelles Indes Tapestries through Gobelins Dyestuffs by Carole Nataf The first chapter of my dissertation examines a royal Gobelins tapestry set known as the Nouvelles Indes (1737–41), designed by François Desportes and...
by The Trust | Feb 6, 2026
Royal and Aristocratic Ephemera of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries by Ashley Vernon With the support of a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I was able to take my studies transatlantic. In London, I was fortunate to visit the collections of the Victoria...
