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Category Archives: Museums
SMASHED IN THE CELLAR: The Surgeon/Apothecary
Edward Spencer Surgeon/Apothecary Following on from my previous post, a little about the man whose bankruptcy precipitated the disposal of a huge quantity of household goods in the back garden of 8 Cathedral Green, Wells in about 1820. Amongst the … Continue reading
SMASHED IN THE CELLAR: Life in 18th-century Wells, Somerset
Smashed in The Cellar, Wells and Mendip Museum in Somerset. 16 February – 12 April 2024 The exhibition is built around the remarkable ‘hoard’ of ceramics, glass and other artefacts found dumped in a backfilled cellar and a cess-pit to … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, ceramics, China, Contemporary Art, Museums, Post-Medieval Archaeology, Slipware
Tagged 18th century, Archaeology, art, ceramics, earthenware, history, porcelain, pottery, social history, travel
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China Comes to Wells
Chinese Export Porcelain from Archaeological Excavations at Wells and Mendip Museum When Wells and Mendip Museum in Wells, Somerset decided to build an extension to the rear of their building on Cathedral Green in the early 1990s they were expecting … Continue reading
Modernism in Bristol: Marcel Breuer on College Green
2019 is the centenary of the founding of Bauhaus in Weimar and there are lots of exhibitions and events worldwide. At the restored second Bauhaus in Dessau you can stay in the student accommodation and wonder who occupied the room … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Bristol, Germany, Ken Stradling Collection, Modernism, Museums, World War 2
Tagged Arnolfini Gallery, Ashton Court, Breuer, Bristol Guild, chair, Crofton Gane, Exhibition, Gane House, Gane Pavilion, history, Interior Design, Modernism, Royal Agricultural Show, Stradling Collection
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Newport Medieval Kiln Open to the Public
The impressive medieval pottery kiln at Newport in Pembrokeshire is now fully conserved and open to public view. The kiln is contained within the basement of the Newport Memorial Hall built in 1921. Its survival concealed within the building for … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Bickley Ceramics Project, Experimental Archaeology, Kilns and Kiln-building, Medieval pottery, Museums
Tagged Archaeology, ceramics, country pottery, earthenware, history, kiln, medieval, medieval jug, Medieval pottery, Newport, Pembrokeshire, pottery, reconstructions, South Wales, updraught kiln, Wales
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The Babel Tower Brickworks
Tower of Babel. Joos de Momper, Antwerp c.1600. Oil on canvas. 175cm x 249cm. Musee Royaux des Beaux Art, Brussels. (Wikipedia Commons) Whilst at the Medieval Pottery Research Group conference in Brussels at the beginning of June some of us … Continue reading
Posted in Architectural Ceramics, Architecture, Kilns and Kiln-building, Museums, Open firing, Tiles
Tagged Brueghel, Brussels, ceramics, earthenware, history, kiln, low-firing, medieval, Museum, Tiles, updraught kiln
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All things plastic: a visit to the Bakelite Museum
We have been meaning to visit the Bakelite Museum in Williton in Somerset for absolutely ages. Rumours that it may be about to close its doors finally got us there this week.it is a wonderfully eccentric place and you can … Continue reading
Clay and Fire 