Read Winter 2024–25 Magazine Articles Online

Select articles from the December 2024 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust are now available as webpages. We hope you enjoy reading these articles on your computer, phone, or tablet.

• “Written in Stone” by Catherine Carlisle
• “The Rivers Collection of Charleston Furniture at the Gibbes Museum of Art” by Matthew A. Thurlow
• “Carved from the Sea: The Art and History of Nantucket’s Pictorial Scrimshaw” by Keely Edgington
• “Diplomatic Reception Rooms Anchor D.C. Gathering” by Matthew A. Thurlow
• “Figuring the Black Body in European Decorative Arts” by Adrienne L. Childs
• “Promoting Long Island: New Book Investigates the Art of Edward Lange” by Lauren Brincat and Peter Fedoryk
• “Discovering the Origins of Rare Textiles at Museo De Las Américas” by Yadira Quintero and Laura Beacom
• “The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick” by Amanda C. Burdan and Emily Zilber
• “Colonial Architecture, Decorative Arts, and Enslavement at the Colonel John Ashley House” by Livy Scott
• “Convergence at the Market: Vernacular Artisans and Literati in Late Imperial China” by Danielle Zhang
• “Crafting Appalachia: Examining Berea College’s History and Traditions” by Matthew E. Monk

The magazine cover features a detail of an early-17th-century table top from Villa La Pietraia, on display at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, Italy.

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