Enfilade

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

The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust, Winter 2024–25

• “Written in Stone” by Catherine Carlisle Link»
• “The Rivers Collection of Charleston Furniture at the Gibbes Museum of Art” by Matthew A. Thurlow Link»
• “Carved from the Sea: The Art and History of Nantucket’s Pictorial Scrimshaw” by Keely Edgington Link»
• “Diplomatic Reception Rooms Anchor D.C. Gathering” by Matthew A. Thurlow Link»
• “Figuring the Black Body in European Decorative Arts” by Adrienne L. Childs Link»
• “Colonial Architecture, Decorative Arts, and Enslavement at the Colonel John Ashley House” by Livy Scott Link»
• “Convergence at the Market: Vernacular Artisans and Literati in Late Imperial China” by Danielle Zhang 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.

Magazine cover: Detail of an early-17th-century table top from Villa La Pietraia, on display at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, Italy.