Northern Ceramic Society

The society for people who love pots. Our main focus is on British pottery and porcelain from 1600 to the present day. Membership open to everyone.

[Northern Ceramic Society @NCS1972]

Only 4 days left to send us any news, articles and features for the next @NCS1972 newsletter…

[Northern Ceramic Society @NCS1972]

Have you got something to share in the next NCS newsletter?

We would love to hear about any ceramics related news, events, and research you are doing.

Please email [email protected] by 15 May with your contributions. 👍

Photos: Collections @metmuseum

[Northern Ceramic Society @NCS1972]

Have you got something to share in the next NCS newsletter?

We would love to hear about any ceramics related news, events, and research you are doing.

Please email [email protected] by 15 May with your contributions. 👍

Photos: Collections @metmuseum

[Northern Ceramic Society @NCS1972]

Our next meeting is Saturday 25 March @KeeleUniversity

NCS President and Antiques Roadshow expert Paul Atterbury will give the Geoffrey Godden Lecture on ‘Colour in Victorian Ceramics’.

Free for NCS members.
Book now https://t.co/qIUxTzDJdV

[The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery @PotteriesMuseum]

Highlights of 2022

When Spring arrived and to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Northern Ceramic Society we opened an exhibition featuring all things floral with many items loaned by NCS members from their own collections.

@SOTCityCouncil @VisitStoke #SeeTheDifference

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On show now @V_and_A The Artistic Home: British art pottery from the Ian and Rita Smythe Collection. https://t.co/ghmrBuPAZ6

[Spode Museum @SpodeWorks]

As its #museumshopsunday here's our #museumshop. Sorry to those expecting to see plastic dinosaurs or bouncy balls but we only sell the finest #antique and #vintage china #Spode #Wedgwood #Minton #RoyalDoulton and more!

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#Museum30 The theme for day 22 is ‘Orange’ so we just had to share this Aesthetic Minton & Co. tile of c.1876 in the collection @britishmuseum https://t.co/KcKe50sOsq

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Designed to sit on bookshelves, these bookends by Harold Brownsword were produced by Carter Stabler Adams in the late 1920s. Today they are part of the ceramic collections @PooleMuseum
#Museum30 Day 20: #bookshelves

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To celebrate #Museum30 Day 15: BREAK we are sharing this film made by @Pitt_Rivers showing the amazing art of kintsugi. https://t.co/CvZiokhWDG

[V&A Wedgwood Collection @vawedgwood]

Exciting news!
We'll be hosting our symposium 'Unpacking the V&A Wedgwood Collection' next summer 30 June to 1 July 2023 – and we’re making a call for papers.
Find all the details here: https://t.co/om7ZPT5ZAN

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A page from the archives @Aberceramics , one of the best collections of non-industrial ceramics in Britain. The collection features over 2000 pots with an active archive that is available to all.

#Museum30 Day 15: PAGE

[PMAG Friends @pmagfriends]

Don’t forget - this Wednesday, 16 November 2022

[Northern Ceramic Society @NCS1972]

The theme of #Museum30 today is WINTER so we are sharing a stylish example of Midwinter Pottery @FitzMuseum_UK
Teapot, shape designed by Eve Midwinter, decorated with ‘Confetti’ pattern, c.1983-87.

[Northern Ceramic Society @NCS1972]

In 2014 ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ @HRP_palaces marked 100 years since Britain's involvement in the First World War. Created by Paul Cummins and Tom Piper, 888,246 ceramic poppies filled the Tower of London’s famous moat.
#Museum30 Day 11: REMEMBER

[The Minton Archive @MintonArchive]

Stoke-on-Trent City Archives, which holds the Minton Archive, is on the move! Here's a bit of info about the new microsite that's been set up to explain what's happening, and what that means for the Minton Archive too: https://t.co/fVUqmwvbhe

[Northern Ceramic Society @NCS1972]

There has been a growth of interest in ceramics over the last few years thanks to the success of @PotteryThrow filmed @Middleport_Pot and then @GladstoneMuseum 🔥🙏🏺
#Museum30 Day 10: GROWTH

[V&A Wedgwood Collection @vawedgwood]

We would like to share our exciting new acquisition, this glamourous 'Campanula' tea and coffee set designed by Paul Follot for Wedgwood, accompanied by the design drawings.
The set is on display at V&A Wedgwood Collection, read more about it here:
https://t.co/3lSmD7X9Hv

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In the last 12 months…

…we have welcomed @rachel_curator as our new chairperson.

Rachel is a contributing author to ‘Flourish: A Golden Age for Ceramics in Wales’ which focuses on the amazing collections @AmgueddfaCymru

#Museum30

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Day 8 of #Museum30 Fashion

We just had to share this marketing photo of a collaboration between Wedgwood and the shoe designer Edward Rayne, in 1958-9.

Examples of this range, made for the Canadian and American market, are @vawedgwood

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Day 7! We cannot count!

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80,000

That’s how many ceramics are in @NTrust_Art_Coll @nationaltrust collections.

#Museum30 Day 6: Number

Find out more https://t.co/oxLpWDv891