Ceramics
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Highlights from the Ceramics collection
Take a tour through the treasure trove ceramincs collection and discover some of its secrets
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Victorian majolica masterpieces: 10 weird and wonderful designsEccentric Victorians had homes full of quirky, decadent objects, including some weird and wonderful Majolica designs...
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Ceramics – a risky business
Firing a pot is the point of no return. Discover some of the 'happy accidents' that have emerged from the kiln.
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Menopause in maiolica: Katrin Moye's ceramicsMeet the cheekiest potter in England
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Meissen's King Vulture
Discover the story behind this remarkable porcelain creature
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Richard Batterham: methods of making
Find out more about Richard Batterham's commitment to the whole process of making
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The Rouen gamesboard tray
Lessons in love from a rare ceramic board game
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Iranian bath rasps: ASMR
Watch as we unbox and gently rattle a selection of late 17th and early 18th century ceramic bath rasps from Iran
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The Chelsea porcelain factory
Get a taste for high-quality English porcelain produced in the iconic west-London factory
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Studio tour with potter Edmund de Waal
Step inside the potter's studio
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Italian Renaissance pottery – 'beautiful women' plates'Belle donne' plates promoted an ideal of the perfect woman: beautiful, virtuous, and not infrequently, dead.
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Re-engineering the Brown Betty teapot
The evolution of a design classic, stretching back over 400 years
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Piccolpasso's treatise on maiolica
The V&A not only holds the greatest collection of maiolica in the world, but also this unique treatise describing its manufacture.
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Popular pottery
From cat jugs to novelty 'stirrup' cups and a flask shaped like a potato, discover popular pottery
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Blanc de Chine – white porcelain from China
A centuries-old Chinese porcelain tradition reinvented by contemporary designers
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Shipwrecked ceramics
Discover the fascinating cargoes retrieved from Asian trade ships, wrecked in the South China Sea
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Art Deco: Clarice Cliff
Discover how Clarice Cliff's bold, Art Deco ceramics brought modernity to the kitchen sink
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'Bowl' by Hans Coper
A rare work by influential studio potter Hans Coper joins the V&A's Ceramics collection
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Presepio: an Italian Nativity scene
Our traditional Italian Nativity scene includes fascinating details about everyday life in 18th-century Naples
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History of the Ceramics Galleries & Ceramic Staircase
This elaborate staircase was designed to highlight the versatility and beauty of decorative ceramics
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Chinese blue-and-white ceramics
Discover some of the most iconic and enduring objects in the history of Chinese ceramics
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William De Morgan – an introduction
Meet an imaginative and innovative 19th-century artist-potter
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Contemporary ceramic making from the Middle East
Discover the meanings, inspiration and processes of making
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Fooling the eye: Trompe l'oeil ceramics
Soup tureen or bunch of asparagus? Take a closer look at trompe l'oeil ceramics
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Teapot design through timeDiscover some of the finest examples of teapots produced over the last five centuries
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Laying a wacky and whimsical Christmas table
How wacky is your Christmas table? Discover some of our favourite festive fare, with a twist
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Let them eat clay: Mexican búcaros ceramics
Discover a unique appetite for clay
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How was it made? An agate teapot
Experimenting with how the object was originally made
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William De Morgan: master of Arts and Crafts tile design
Bold, intricate and beautiful
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On the White Road: Edmund de Waal
Take a journey into the history of porcelain through extraordinary objects
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The Wedgwood anti-slavery medallionDiscover more about Wedgwood's anti-slavery medallion – a forerunner of the protest badge
Collection highlights
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Flower pyramid, made by Greek A factory and Metalen Pot factory, about 1695, Delft, NetherlandsV&A South Kensington -
Polito's Menagerie, figure group, about 1830, Staffordshire, EnglandV&A South Kensington -
Goat figure, modelled by Johann Joachim, manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Factory, about 1732, Meissen, Germany. Museum no. C.111-1932V&A South Kensington -
Kestrel Coffee Set, coffee pot, designed by Susie Cooper, manufactured by Susie Cooper Pottery, 1932, Burslem, EnglandV&A South Kensington -
Stick stand, by Minton, 1870 – 1900, Stoke-on-Trent, EnglandV&A South Kensington -
Snow Lady Gourd, pot, by Kate Malone, 2008, London, EnglandV&A South Kensington -
Jar, 3500 – 2500 BC, Kanto, JapanV&A South Kensington -
Ewer, 1522 – 1566, Jingdezhen, ChinaV&A South Kensington -
Plate, by Maestro Jacopo, 1510, Cafaggiolo, ItalyV&A South Kensington -
Dish, 1590 – 1600, Iznik, TurkeyV&A South Kensington -
The Music Lesson, by Joseph Willems, manufactured by Chelsea Porcelain factory, about 1765, London, EnglandV&A South Kensington -
Form, by Gillian Lowndes, 1986, UKV&A South Kensington
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