Chipstone Foundation emerged from the passions of Stanely and Polly Stone of Wisconsin, who, in 1946, developed an enthusiasm for collecting decorative arts, with a particular interest in early American furniture, and seventeenth and eighteenth century British Pottery. After amassing an impressive collection of decorative arts, in 1983 the Stone’s were encouraged to establish the Chipstone Foundation with the purpose of ‘preserving and interpreting their collection, and stimulating research and education in the decorative arts,’ which was properly activated the year of Stanely Stone’s death, in 1987. As well as sustaining a wonderful collection of arts which delight and impress art enthusiasts world-wide, one of the major ventures of the Chipstone Foundation comes from the expanded program of Chipstone Publications, which publish important annual journals in the field of furniture and ceramic studies, as well as a small number of major theoretical and collective monographs, which the foundation view as an essential part of their pursuit to enrich and stimulate the level of scholarly discourse in the decorative arts world. 1999 saw Chipstone publish their first catalogue of American decorative arts spanning from 1630-1820, all of which feature in the famous Chipstone collection.
Ceramics in America 2024 continues to publish new research on ceramics made, used, or collected in America. Articles in this issue include several on Thomas Commeraw, the free Black potter working in...
American Furniture 2024 continues to publish new research on furniture made in America. The first part of this volume contains two articles that each focus on a group of mid-eighteenth century seating...
The 2023 volume of Ceramics in America is filled with content of interest to students of American ceramics history.The 2023 volume of Ceramics in America is filled with content of interest to students...
The 2021 volume of Ceramics in America features new discoveries about ceramics used in the American context. Topics include American stoneware, Chinese export porcelain, and commemorative historical and political wares. Of special interest are ca. 1790-1810 slip-decorated earthenwares from the manufactory of Enoch Wood and James Caldwell.
Articles in this 2021 volume explore new discoveries in Rhode Island furniture, objects associated with Jefferson’s drafting of the Declaration of Independence, labor and memory in furniture, the redemption of a fake desk-and-bookcase, and the role of history, nostalgia, and trauma in marketing of a fraudulent secretary.
The 2020 volume is a celebration of the depth and diversity of ceramics in the American context. Beautifully illustrated articles explore the use of clay from the most basic building bricks to refined earthenwares promoting the political and economic issues of the American Revolution.
This volume of American Furniture covers a diverse range of subjects, including Philadelphia woodworking, Newport cabinetmaker Christopher Townsend, mistakes in wood identification, and the woodworking buisness community.
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Chipstone Foundation emerged from the passions of Stanely and Polly Stone of Wisconsin, who, in 1946, developed an enthusiasm for collecting decorative arts, with a particular interest in early American furniture, and seventeenth and eighteenth century British Pottery. After amassing an impressive collection of decorative arts, in 1983 the Stone’s were encouraged to establish the Chipstone Foundation with the purpose of ‘preserving and interpreting their collection, and stimulating research and education in the decorative arts,’ which was properly activated the year of Stanely Stone’s death, in 1987. As well as sustaining a wonderful collection of arts which delight and impress art enthusiasts world-wide, one of the major ventures of the Chipstone Foundation comes from the expanded program of Chipstone Publications, which publish important annual journals in the field of furniture and ceramic studies, as well as a small number of major theoretical and collective monographs, which the foundation view as an essential part of their pursuit to enrich and stimulate the level of scholarly discourse in the decorative arts world. 1999 saw Chipstone publish their first catalogue of American decorative arts spanning from 1630-1820, all of which feature in the famous Chipstone collection. 
