Ceramics Lectures presented by Arts Keele, the Raven Mason Collection and the Northern Ceramic Society

Saturday 28 October 2023, 11:00am-3:30pm

Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Home Farm, Keele University

Tea/coffee from 11.00am

11:30-12:45: Dr David Barker, Cheap Lines and Cheap Imports, Novelties of All Kinds: ceramics and the home market prior to WW1

2.00-3:30: Dr Neil Ewins, Alternative Narratives in the Anglo-American Ceramic Trade: culture, identity, religion and race

11:30-12:45: Dr David Barker, Cheap Lines and Cheap Imports, Novelties of All Kinds: ceramics and the home market prior to WW1

2.00-3:30: Dr Neil Ewins, Alternative Narratives in the Anglo-American Ceramic Trade: culture, identity, religion and race

Former City Archaeologist and Keeper of Archaeology for Stoke on Trent Museums, David Barker is a well-known researcher and author on the history of the ceramics industry. This presentation builds upon his work on wartime pottery production and the nature of the British ceramics industry and trade in a time of change. Economic factors and technologies are considered, alongside issues of 'taste' and market forces.

Neil Ewins, Senior Lecturer in Design History, University of Sunderland is a renowned authority on the history of the British ceramics export trade, particularly focusing on the US. He has published articles on the subject and in this presentation he gives an insight into aspects of the export business that have been largely un-researched in the past, along with a discussion of the vast and important American market for Staffordshire manufacturers.

Attendance free of charge, but please book a ticket.

Getting here and Parking

Via Public Transport

No. 25 bus goes from Hanley City centre Bus station via Stoke-on-Trent Railway Station, Newcastle Town Centre and finishes at Keele University.

Parking

Parking is free across campus on weekends - you can park in any space.

Access

If you have access requirements see information here: https://www.keele.ac.uk/students/lifeoutsideofstudy/disabilitysupportandinclusion/campusaccessibility/ 44(0)1782 734481

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