Worldwide Lecture Series - Patterns of Fashion: Transfer printed designs 1850-1910

1PM EDT

Speaker: Miranda Goodby

Between c.1850 and 1910 British printed ceramics underwent a huge change from largely conventional floral and landscape designs to self-consciously bizarre and exotic patterns inspired by a variety of sources from Japan to Art Nouveau.

Companies from the 'first-class' firms to the small manufactories were all similarly inspired - but largely filtered their patterns through a practical Staffordshire attitude towards what would sell well.