Pots with attitude is a new exhibition at the National Museum starting on Monday.
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Through a selection of prints and pots, the display explores the history of political and satirical prints transfer-printed onto British ceramics.
In the 1750s, English potteries began to embrace the new technique of transferring printed images onto inexpensive ceramic wares directly from copper plates.
Potters began to exploit the possibilities of this method to international acclaim and commercial gain.
The satirical prints on show were published between 1770 and 1830, and were aimed at wealthy urban collectors.
This display is part of a one-year Monument Trust-funded curator project to research links between 18th-century prints and ceramics.
The exhibition runs from Monday 12 January until Sunday 11 March 2018. It is free.
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Through a selection of prints and pots, the display explores the history of political and satirical prints transfer-printed onto British ceramics.
In the 1750s, English potteries began to embrace the new technique of transferring printed images onto inexpensive ceramic wares directly from copper plates.
Potters began to exploit the possibilities of this method to international acclaim and commercial gain.
The satirical prints on show were published between 1770 and 1830, and were aimed at wealthy urban collectors.
This display is part of a one-year Monument Trust-funded curator project to research links between 18th-century prints and ceramics.
The exhibition runs from Monday 12 January until Sunday 11 March 2018. It is free.
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