Our Publications
 

Winterthur produces a variety of publications for a variety of audiences and interests—from leading scholarly studies of American material culture and the decorative arts to titles highlighting the garden and garden history. The mission of the Publishing Program is to communicate Winterthur’s unique position as a place of beauty, history, and learning, motivating and educating collectors and academics as well as the general public.

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Learn about our award-winning academic journal, Winterthur Portfolio.

"A Winterthur Primer" and Antiques & Fine Art Magazine

Since 2005 a special arrangement has existed between Winterthur and the respected magazine Antiques & Fine Art.  For each issue of the magazine, a Winterthur staff member provides an article for the series entitled "A Winterthur Primer."  Pdfs and links to many of these articles may be viewed below.

2011

"Getting a Handle on Silver Spoon Decoration"  

"Blooming Beauties - A Garden of Antiques" 

"Weathervane Finish Analysis" 

"Blue and White Resist-Printed Textiles" 

"Shaker Jesse Patchen's Account Book" 

"Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1725—1850" 

"A Metamophosis: The Changing Nature of Fraktur Studies" 

2010

"Revealed: A Lost Illustration by N. C. Wyeth" 

 “Reverse Paintings on Glass”

 “X-Radiography Examination of an Embroidered Coat of Arms”

 “English Regency Wrought Iron Furniture” 

2009

“The John and Carolyn Grossman Collection”

“Decoding a Historic Map”

“Taste or Technology? Changing Silver Borders”

“American Portraits in Pastel”

“Mocha and Dipped Wares: Combining Fashion and Fancy” by Leslie B. Grigsby (Winter/Spring 2009): 286–87.

2008

“Decoration for the Everyday: Iron Cooking Utensils of the Early American Kitchen”
 

“Cleaning Painted Surfaces” by Joyce Hill Stoner. (January/February 2008): 299.

2007

“Invisible to the Eye: The Scientific Analysis of Decorative and Fine Art” by Jennifer Mass. (Autumn/Winter 2007): 236–37.

“A Look at Fabrics on Early American Quilts” by Linda Eaton. (7th Anniversary 2007): 310–11.

“The Winterthur Library: An Invaluable Resource” by E. Richard McKinstry. (Summer 2007): 174–75.

“A Timely Discovery: The Story of Winterthur’s Jacob Graff Clock” by Lisa Minardi. (Spring 2007): 238–39.

2006

“Acquiring and Researching Portraits” by Anne Verplanck. (Autumn/Winter 2006): 238–39.

“Underglaze Blue English Transfer-Printed Earthenware” by Patricia Halfpenny. (August/September 2006): 190–91.

“Alight with Style: Candlesticks of the 17th and 18th Centuries” by Ann Wagner. (Summer 2006): 148–49.

2005

“English Creamware: A Colonial American Passion” by Leslie B. Grigsby. (Autumn 2005): 218–19.

“What is Original?” by Wendy A. Cooper. (6th Anniversary 2005): 272–73.