Art and Architecture Collection > Decorative Arts: A Research Guide

Selected Internet Resources

Decorative arts websites are primarily commercial in origin, with a few selective exemptions from academic and museums sources. Major decorative arts firms can have their own websites that may give historical information and archival imagery.

• Appraisers Association of America
  http://www.appraisersassoc.org
  
  
• Art Dealers Association of America
  http://www.artdealers.org
  
  
• Bard Graduate Center. Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture. Education Programs
  http://www.bgc.bard.edu
  
  
• Victoria and Albert Museum. Decorative Arts Collections
  http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/index.html
  
  
• Furniture Styles and History
  http://www.furniturestyles.net
  
  
• The Furniture History Society
  http://www.furniturehistory.org.au
  
  
• Association for the History of Glass
  http://www.historyofglass.org.uk
  
  
• Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Gold and Silverwork History Collection
  http://www.rijksmuseum.ni/aria/aria_encyclopedia
  
  
• The Persian Carpet Gallery
  http://www.persia.org/Images/Persian_carpet/carpet_history.html
  
  
• National Gallery of Art Decorative Arts Collection
  http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/decarts.shtm