Decorative Arts Archive
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What Would William Morris Think? On the Digitization of his Wallpaper.
Posted on February 6, 2015Ivy Sanders Schneider – During his life, the writer, designer, and social activist William Morris struggled with a basic conflict between his livelihood and his liberal beliefs. A staunch socialist, […] -
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Four Centuries of Quilts Giveaway!
Posted on December 5, 2014Quilts are, at their core, functional items, but they nonetheless occupy a special place in art history. Since the 16th century, beginning in India and the Mediterranean and spreading across the world, quilts have […] -
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A Sneak Peek at Colonial Williamsburg’s Quilts
Posted on August 12, 2014We’re thrilled to announce a forthcoming collaboration with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. This October, they will publish, and we will distribute, a monumental and eye-poppingly gorgeous book on quilts. By […] -
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Enchanted by glass, we’re giving away copies of the new book on René Lalique
Posted on April 10, 2014All that glitters is not gold. Sometimes, the glitteriest is glass. The soon-to-be-released book René Lalique: Enchanted by Glass is a stunning paean to glass as a medium and to […] -
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Notes from the Field: Jewels by JAR at the Met
Posted on December 24, 2013Paris-based artist JAR creates works of sheer amazement and beauty. His jewelry is vibrantly colored, exotic and yet eminently fashionable in its use of both traditional and non-traditional metals and […] -
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Notes from the Field: The Medium is the Message
Posted on September 27, 2013View the New York Times ‘Interwoven Globe’ Exhibition Slide Show Follow @yaleARTbooks Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500-1800 tells a fascinating history of global textile design through the intertwined narratives […] -
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Edwardian Opulence: British Art at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century
Posted on March 5, 2013Follow @yaleARTbooks Edwardian Opulence: British Art at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century opens with Giovanni’s Boldini’s Portrait of a Lady, which features a popular society woman seated on an […]