This film showcases rare surviving examples of vase sets and ceramic ornaments from National Trust houses being displayed on furniture and in period rooms at the V&A that would have been typical at the time of their manufacture. Reino Leifkes, curator of ceramics at the V&A, discusses this ceramic phenomenon and it's rise to the height of fashion.
The popularity of the garniture in 17th-century Europe influenced interior design, global trade and pottery manufacture.
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