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Ceramics: 400 Years of British Collecting in 100 Masterpieces
Patricia F. Ferguson
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Description for Ceramics: 400 Years of British Collecting in 100 Masterpieces
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 200 colour. BIC Classification: AFP; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 235. .
The aim of this publication is to introduce the rich and varied ceramics in the National Trust's vast and encyclopaedic collection, numbering approximately 75,000 artefacts, housed in 250 historic properties in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. One hundred key pieces have been selected from this rich treasure trove, each contributing to our knowledge of ceramic patronage and history, revealing the very personal stories of ownership, display, taste and consumption. The selection includes the following Continental wares: 'Red-figure' wares, Italian armorial tablewares, Dutch Delft from the Greek A factory, owned by Adrianus Kocx, Chinese Kraak ware, Dehua ware, Japanese Kakiemon-style and ... Read more
The aim of this publication is to introduce the rich and varied ceramics in the National Trust's vast and encyclopaedic collection, numbering approximately 75,000 artefacts, housed in 250 historic properties in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. One hundred key pieces have been selected from this rich treasure trove, each contributing to our knowledge of ceramic patronage and history, revealing the very personal stories of ownership, display, taste and consumption. The selection includes the following Continental wares: 'Red-figure' wares, Italian armorial tablewares, Dutch Delft from the Greek A factory, owned by Adrianus Kocx, Chinese Kraak ware, Dehua ware, Japanese Kakiemon-style and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Philip Wilson Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781300435
SKU
V9781781300435
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99-50
About Patricia F. Ferguson
Patricia F. Ferguson is an external adviser on ceramics to The National Trust, having researched their collections since 2003 and is a consulting curator at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. She has an MA from SOAS, University of London, where she studied Chinese, Japanese and Safavid ceramics. At the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, she redisplayed ... Read more
Reviews for Ceramics: 400 Years of British Collecting in 100 Masterpieces
This thoroughly-researched volume showcases 100 masterpieces selected from the vast collections of the National Trust. Novel and noteworthy in her approach, Ferguson has arranged the book, not by the conventions of material, place of origin or date, but by the time these objects began to appear in British households. In doing so, the author has created a book that is ... Read more