by The Trust | Jun 4, 2021
Memory Vessels: Folk Art with a Compelling International Origin by John-Duane Kingsley As a cultural artifact of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, memory jugs possess an intersectional history as a form of domestic craft with ties to African and African-American...
by The Trust | May 27, 2021
Winterthur Museum Curator Emerita Wendy Cooper Shares Primitive Hall’s Architecture, Furniture, and History “Built in 1738, Primitive Hall was enormous for its time,” shared Wendy Cooper, Curator Emerita of Furniture, Winterthur Museum, at the start of her virtual...
by The Trust | May 17, 2021
Alec Cobbe and the ‘Peacock’ Worcester Service of 1763 “It’s a story that began with a sale catalogue coming through my letterbox,” noted Alec Cobbe at the start of his virtual lecture on May 10. “I suddenly noticed a lot for a knife and fork that was said to be...
by The Trust | Apr 22, 2021
Mack Cox and Philip Zea Discuss Kentucky and New England Furniture We were thrilled to celebrate the decorative arts of Kentucky with renowned collector and PowerPoint pro Mack Cox, as we await our Spring Symposium in Lexington and Louisville in April 2022. Mack...
by The Trust | Apr 2, 2021
Auction House Panel Discusses Decorative Arts and the Antiques Market On March 26, 2021, the Decorative Arts Trust hosted a panel discussion featuring leaders from auction houses across the country. Panelists Tim Andreadis, Division Director, Decorative Arts &...
by The Trust | Mar 25, 2021
A Virtual Tour of Winterthur with Tom Savage Tom Savage, Director of External Affairs at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, began his scholarly and affectionate tour of Winterthur by stating, “I want to do a bit of a tribute to our recently retired Curator of...
by The Trust | Mar 17, 2021
Moira Gallagher and Medill Higgins Harvey on Edward C. Moore, Tiffany & Co., and The Metropolitan Museum of Art For our March Virtual Dialogue, the Trust had the pleasure of featuring an inspiring young curator, Moira Gallagher, Research Associate for American...
by The Trust | Mar 5, 2021
Brittany Luberda Shares Virtual Tour of the Baltimore Museum of Art Brittany Luberda, Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts at the Baltimore Museum of Art, hosted a virtual tour for the Decorative Arts Trust on February 26. Brittany shared the museum’s effort to expand...
