by The Trust | Sep 9, 2026
Historic Preservation and Decorative Arts in Chicago’s Many Historic Spaces by Fiona Owens As I move forward with my education and career, my experience at the Victorian Society in America Chicago Summer School has strengthened my understanding of the depth of...
by The Trust | Sep 4, 2026
Developing Neoclassicism in Mexico by Rebecca Yuste In 1791, the Valencian sculptor Manuel Tolsá arrived in Mexico City, bringing with him books, instruments, and over 60 crates of plaster casts (figures 1 and 2) destined for the newly founded Royal Academy of San...
by The Trust | Aug 7, 2026
Needlework at the Turn of the Century: Technology’s Effects on 1880s–1900s Labor and Practices by Anna Flinchbaugh Thanks to a generous Research Grant from the Decorative Arts Trust, I was able to complete two study trips in support of my dissertation at the...
by The Trust | Jul 24, 2026
Functional Fashions: Designing for Disability with Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman by Natalie E. Wright Walking into the Kent State University Museum or the attached School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, it is hard to miss the many references to Shannon...
by The Trust | Jun 3, 2026
Framing My Research: Mary Lizzie Macomber and the British Pre-Raphaelites by Fiona Owens When I first examined Saint Catharine (1896, figure 1) by Mary Lizzie Macomber (1861–1916) at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA Boston), I was struck not only by the beauty...
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...
