Pottery (Collection Category)

Medieval London Pottery

7 Comments / Medieval Ceramics /

Jacqui Pearce, Senior Ceramic Specialist at MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology), discusses the development of MOLA's medieval London pottery type series. The excavation of a number of waterfront sites in London led to the discovery of pottery-rich medieval dumps located behind wooden river revetments. The revetment timbers were accurately dated through dendrochronology which enabled MOLA to create an incredibly detailed typology of pottery through the medieval period. Pottery is the most common material found on archaeological sites and this precise dating information has been hugely important, enabling us to date the layers of archaeology found on our sites.

French Pottery from Shipwreck, ca. 1740 | Web Appraisal | Anaheim

36 Comments / French Ceramics /

Jacques Cousteau, diving, and antique pottery: all of these maritime elements come together when Nicholas Dawes appraises this group of French pottery from a shipwreck in Anaheim, CA!

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A Visit to Gien, France – Home of the World Famous Faïence Pottery

4 Comments / French Ceramics /

A Visit to Gien, Franne – During our classic cruise aboard hotel barge Renaissance in the Upper Loire & Western Burgundy we visit Gien. Gien is world famous for its faïence, or glazed ceramic pottery. Since 1821 Gien has taken inspiration from the great china-making traditions of Italian Renaissance, Japan, China and 18th century France. But it also has created many original designs. For the world exhibitions, Gien contributed some remarkable monumental pieces. The Museum of Faïence of Gien contains both utility-ware and objets d'art. For more information please see:

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