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The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust, Winter 2023–24

Posted in books, exhibitions, journal articles by Editor on February 5, 2024

The Decorative Arts Trust has shared select articles from the winter issue of their member magazine as online articles for all to enjoy. The following articles are related to the 18th century:

The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust, Winter 2023–24

Magazine cover• Catherine Carlisle , “Inspiring Thomas Jefferson: Art and Architecture in France” Link»

• Matthew A. Thurlow, “Papered and Painted in Providence” Link»

• Charles Dawson, “The Finest Regency Porcelain Painter: Thomas Baxter in Worcester” Link»

• Philip D. Zimmerman, “Historic Odessa Collections Published” Link»

• Reed Gochberg, “Interwoven: Women’s Lives Written in Thread” Link»

• Kaila Temple, “‘A Place to Cultivate Her Mind in by Musing’: New Exploration of Anne Emlen’s 1757 Shellwork Grotto” Link»

• Laura Ochoa Rincon, “A Million Hidden Stories: Uncovering Materials at the New Orleans Museum of Art” Link»

• Laura C. Jenkins, “French Interiors for an American Gilded Age” Link»

• Alyse Muller, “18th-Century Marine Imagery in the Sèvres Archive” Link»

The printed Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust is mailed to Trust members twice per year. Memberships start at $50, with $25 memberships for students.

Pictured: The magazine cover features the front parlor of the Rhode Island Historical Society’s John Brown House, which contains a Providence-made nine-shell desk and bookcase (1760–80) flanked by variants of Providence-made Neoclassical side chairs (1785–1800). The wallpaper is a 1975 reproduction by the Birge Co. of Buffalo, NY, based on a 1790s French example.

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