George and others,

It is quite unfortunate that this is at the same time as the Society for 
American Archaeology meetings in St. Louis. I expect that this makes it 
impossible to attend the Winterthur ceramics conference for a number of 
archaeologists. Perhaps next year (SAA meeting is March 30-April 3)...

Ben Carter

On 3/23/2010 1:58 PM, George Miller wrote:
> The Annual Winterthur Museum Ceramics Conference is being held April 15 and
> 16th, 2010.  The title of the conference is “Success to America” with the
> focus on wares imported into the American market.  Most of the papers have a
> good deal of relevance to those working with excavated assemblages.  The
> following papers should be of interest:
>
>
>
> Pat Halfpenny, former Curator of Ceramics and Glass at Winterthur
>
> “Just imported in the latest vessels from England”: Staffordshire Pottery&
> Colonial America.”
>
>
>
>              “Success to America: Creamware for the American Market”
>
>
>
> Robin Emmerson, Head of Decorative Arts, National Museums, Liverpool,
> England
>
>              “Pots” from Liverpool and the Herculaneum Pottery”
>
>
>
> Ronald W. Fuchs II, Curator of the Reeves Collection at Washington&  Lee
> University.
>
>              “Ahoy! Ship Bowls in Pottery and Porcelain”
>
>
>
> Leslie Grigsby, Curator of Ceramics and Glass, Winterthur Museum
>
>              “American Merchants Orders from Abroad.”
>
>
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> Maurice Hillis, Researcher and Collector, Chester, England
>
>              “Prints on Pots: The Invention&  Development of Ceramic
> Printing.”
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>
>
> Maggie Lidz, Estate Historian, Winterthur Museum
>
>              “Mr. du Pont’s Ceramics from Abroad: Pagodas”
>
>
>
> In addition to the formal lectures there will be a demonstration of glue bat
> printing by Paul Holdway.  Bat printing is a process also known as black
> printing and cold printing and is the process for printing on the glaze.  The
> earliest printing on ceramics was printed with glue bats and this process
> stopped being used over a century ago.  Paul has spent his career as an
> engraver for the Spode works in Stoke-on-Trent.  He used historical
> descriptions in combination of his knowledge as an engraver to recreate the
> bat printing process.  There are photographs of him applying bat prints to
> wares in David Drakard and Paul Holdway’s book *Spode Transfer Printed Ware
> 1784-1833*.  I have seen this demonstration and it is very worthwhile in
> gaining an understanding of overglaze printing of wares.
>
>
>
> A series of workshops are also being presented.  They are:
>
>
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> Robin Emmerson                    “A Closer Look at Wedgwood”
>
>
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> Maurice and Lyn Hillis            “Selections from 18th-century English
> Porcelain”
>
>
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> Pat Halfpenny                           “Underglaze Blue-Printed
> Earthenware”
>
>
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> Leslie Grigsby                           “Ceramic Figures: Comparisons and
> Contrasts.”
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>
>
> The conference also included tours of the Winterthur Ceramics Collections.
>
>
>
> Winterthur Museum located on 5105 Kennett Pike, just outside Wilmington,
> Delaware and further information can be obtained from Winterthur’s
> Information and Tours office at 800-448-3883.
>
>
>
> Hope to see more archaeologists there.
>
>
>
> Peace
>
> George L. Miller
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>