DecArtsTrust

Fostering the appreciation and study of the decorative arts since 1977

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@tnstatemuseum Thank you for being a part of Collecting250!

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@pndblog Thank you for sharing! We are very excited about launching our new Publishing Grants program. Looking forward to receiving a lot of applications by the March 31 deadline! https://t.co/dB7mG7Hpy9

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Now online: Richmond Symposium lectures from Calder Loth, Ronald L. Hurst, Christina K. Vida, Rachel Asbury Cole, Robert Hunter, and Elyse Gerstenecker https://t.co/TcsRH2tVhi #TravelsWithTheTrust #TrustEmergingScholars

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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 IDEAL Internship Grants: @DARMuseum, @HGGHH_museums, @HighMuseumofArt, and #NorthBennetStreetSchool! Learn more at https://t.co/bost1nIbNl. #TrustEmergingScholars

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@Timothy_Garland @HistDeerfield @HistDeerfield says that the bald cypress was found on a glue block on the underside of the drawer. This glue block appears to be new, and is likely a replacement. The drawer sides are white oak, and the guides for the drawer are sylvestris pine.

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What can you learn from a cyphering book? Lots, according to Mary Orms! Read about her @HistDeerfield Summer Fellow experience at https://t.co/w6H5kquMki #TrustEmergingScholars

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Congratulations to @CooperHewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, the 2022 recipient of the Decorative Arts Trust Prize for Excellence and Innovation! Read about their upcoming Dorothy Liebes exhibition in our 𝘉𝘶𝘭𝘭��𝘵𝘪𝘯: https://t.co/xkkn9eZbZ2 #TrustPrize

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It's time to apply for a Failey Grant! October 31 is the deadline to submit applications for research, exhibition, publication, and object-based conservation grants through the Dean F. Failey Fund: https://t.co/bNRHVFKvQY. Please share!

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In anticipation of the Decorative Arts Trust’s October Study Trip Abroad to Bavaria, Ulrich Leben, PhD, provides a virtual introduction to the major sites we will visit in Southern Germany: https://t.co/8J1ZxJmYok @auswaertigesamt @waddesdonmanor

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Are you a future curator, historian, or academic searching for masters and doctoral program tied to material culture? The Decorative Arts Trust is excited to announce our new Graduate Programs resource! https://t.co/ZhV5Q4ybcv #TrustEmergingScholars

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Looking for a new opportunity or a first opportunity in the arts community? The Decorative Arts Trust is hiring! https://t.co/WxOFC4NKTr

(Pictured: Decorative Arts Trust members toured Beauport during a Pre-Symposium Tour in fall 2021.)

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Tammy Hong’s examination of an 18th-century tortoiseshell box from H.F. du Pont’s personal collection revealed an interesting discovery https://t.co/zckMFI98lT

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Cambra Sklarz studies the ways that artists in 18th- and 19th-century America moved materials through cycles of consumption, waste, and reuse: https://t.co/VZV7ghyTaB #TrustEmergingScholars

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Were you impressed by Michael Hartman’s article about optical instruments in the summer issue of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵? Michael shares more of his research in this new post: https://t.co/0KwoYTaSWg. #TrustEmergingScholars

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Rebecca Hagen, @Fallingwater’s registrar, was a recipient of a Decorative Arts Trust Continuing Education Scholarship to attend the Victorian Society in America’s Chicago Summer School https://t.co/C486rKb0c1 #TrustEmergingScholars

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Congratulations to Laura Ochoa Rincon, the new Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Fellow at the New Orleans Museum of Art! https://t.co/UK8PqH40DR #TrustEmergingScholars

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Our December 2-3 exploration of LA’s exciting craft and design community sold out quickly, but we invite you to join our waitlist! https://t.co/lGc1VjHjpy #TravelsWithTheTrust

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Learn about the sensational history of the British Dandy from the 18th through 20th centuries in our book review of 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴: 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭 & 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 https://t.co/0oNBz5IAPW @UChicagoPress @Janes_Dominic

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September 30 is the deadline for institutions to submit applications for our Curatorial Internship Grants! #TrustEmergingScholars https://t.co/AHN9pfvGjP

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Congratulations to the Preservation Society of Newport County on opening Hunter House to the public for the first time in nearly three years! About new tours: https://t.co/l67qnZSfEu. About Failey Grants: https://t.co/oh9OBTwv8C. #TrustEmergingScholars