London Delftware: Study day at LAARC (17 May 2008)
24 April 2008
A Study Day to celebrate the publication by the Museum of London Archaeology Service of a new book on London's delftware: "London's delftware industry: the tin-glazed pottery industries of Southwark and Lambeth" by Kieron Tyler, Ian Betts and Roy Stephenson, funded by English Heritage.
The book combines documentary and archaeological evidence for five tin-glazed ware production sites on the south bank of the Thames – Montague Close, Pickleherring, Rotherhithe, Norfolk House and Glasshouse Street.
Tin-glazed ware or 'delftware' manufacture began in London c 1570 and ceased at Glasshouse Street in 1846. The products of each manufactory are detailed in illustrated catalogues of vessel forms and styles, and tile designs.
London's tin glaze industry was remarkably homogeneous: the pothouses manufactured much the same range of products as each other, making provenance a key issue. Scientific analysis has demonstrated that each manufactory produced goods with a unique chemical fingerprint, making attribution to individual pothouses possible.
Speakers will include the authors and Jackie Pearce (MoLAS pottery specialist. Participants will get the chance to handle original artefacts and buy the book at a discount price, as well as having tours of the ceramic and glass Study Collections.
Please bring your own lunch as there are no sandwich bars nearby.
Saturday 17 May 2008, 10.30am-4.30pm
£40 (£35 concessions)
London Archaeological Archive Research Centre (LAARC)
Mortimer Wheeler House
46 Eagle Wharf Road
London N1 7ED
(See map to LAARC)