by The Trust | Jun 17, 2025
Examining the Life and Legacy of Skilled Joiner John Hemmings at Monticello Through Material Culture by Molly Martien Thanks to a Decorative Arts Trust Research Grant, I had the good fortune of traveling to Charlottesville, VA, to visit Monticello and The Albert...
by The Trust | Jun 2, 2025
2025 Research Grant Recipients In 2025, the Decorative Arts Trust celebrates another record-breaking year for our Research Grants program, with 16 recipients receiving travel funding to study objects and archival records. The Trust congratulates the 2025 Research...
by The Trust | May 27, 2025
Restoring Sarah Jackson’s Guitar at the Hermitage Mansion by Raechel E. Willis A guitar owned by Sarah Yorke Jackson, daughter-in-law of Andrew Jackson, plays a significant role in the interpretation of the Jackson family at The Hermitage. Acquired in Philadelphia...
by The Trust | May 23, 2025
The Global Roots of an American Family Record Sampler by Amelia Peck and Cynthia V.A. Schaffner In 2020, The Metropolitan Museum of Art purchased a family record sampler at auction that is a model of beautiful stitchery and sophisticated design. Following several...
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 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...
