Handmade in Britain: Mobile Content
Handmade in Britain mobile web content has been developed by the V&A to enable visitors to find out more about many of the ceramics explored in the series.
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Room 142: Ceramics 20th-century studio
The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Gallery contains experimental and avant garde ceramics which trace the development of studio (or handmade) pottery throughout the 20th century a…
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Room 144: Architectural Ceramics
The Headley Trust Gallery contains a fine selection of tiles and other dramatic large-scale ceramics. It includes examples of architectural ceramics from the 13th century …
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Room 137: Ceramics Study Galleries Asia and Europe
The Curtain Foundation Gallery houses the greater part of the V&A’s ceramics collection. In this room you will find Asian and Middle Eastern ceramics, and pottery from main…
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Room 139: Ceramics Study Galleries Britain and Europe
The Curtain Foundation Gallery houses the greater part of the V&A’s ceramics collection. In this room you will find British and European porcelain, and pottery made after 1…
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Room 138: Ceramics Study Galleries Britain
In the Harry and Carol Djanogly study Gallery you will find British pottery made before 1800.
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Room 136: Ceramics Study Galleries China
The Curtain Foundation Gallery Ceramic Study Gallery houses the greater part of the V&A’s ceramics collection. In this room you will find Chinese ceramics of the Qing dynas…
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Room 141: Contemporary Ceramics
The McAulay Gallery has the best of contemporary ceramics from Europe, Asia and North America on display. The gallery includes a site-specific installation entitled 'Signs …
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Room 140: Factory Ceramics after 1900
This gallery contains factory-made ceramics by the leading designers and manufacturers of the 20th century.
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Room 143: Making Ceramics
The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery forms one of two principal galleries, this large space is devoted to methods and techniques of ceramics production. The Gallery includes a fun…
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Room 146: Ceramics temporary displays
Temporary Display: Richard Slee (born 1946) has worked in ceramics for 30 years and, though his work is not defined by that one medium, he admits to having 'a craftsman's m…
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Room 145: World Ceramics
This second principal gallery offers a chronological and world-wide introduction to ceramics with objects from the Far East and South East Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
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Room 53a: More Rococo & Developments in Ceramics
Room 53a delves further into the asymmetrical Rococo style . Motifs which typify the style such as 'C' and 'S' scrolls as well as marine elements can be seen on several obj…
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Chinese Ceramics
Chinese ceramics are among the most widely admired and collected in the world. From elegant Song celadons to decorative Ming vases and colourful Qing …
Buy nowEvent - Toshiba Japan Ceramics Residency: Keiko Masumoto
Sat 18 May 2013 13:00
OPEN STUDIO: Visit the Ceramics Residency Studio to watch Keiko Masumoto at work and find out more about her highly skilled making processes and Japanese ceramic trends.
