San Francisco Ceramic Circle
April 13th, 2000 Meeting
"English delftware"
Jonathan Horne
Specialist dealer in early English earthenwares, London,
England
The April meeting of the San Francisco Ceramic Circle will
be held on Thursday, 13th April in the Florence Gould Theater
at the Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park, San Francisco.
Entrance is from the West terrace from 7.30pm. The lecture will
start at 8.00pm.
About the Lecture:
English delftware (tin glazed earthenware) was first made
in England circa 1567. This pre-dates the start of production
of tin glazed earthenwares at the well known town of Delft in
Holland, which has given its name to this type of ware. This lecture
looks at the development of the tin glaze trade in London as well
as other provincial centers throughout the British Isles and sees
how these pieces fitted into everyday life and were influenced
by contemorary fashion. The huge Engish delftware industry which
developed and flourished during the 17th and 18th centuries and
which also provided wares to the American colonies was sadly curtailed
in the early 19th century, unable to compete with the mass produced
wares of Staffordshire
About our speaker:
Jonathan Horne is a dealer and specialist in Early English
Pottery and holds one of the most comprehensive stocks of these
wares in the World. His stock includes examples of Medieval pottery,
English delftware, tiles, slipware, brown and white saltglaze,
pearlware and enamelled figures up to c. 1830. He started his
business over 30 years ago and has earned the reputation as the
leading dealer in this field and his knowledge and expertise is
widely sought after.
Mr. Horne is presently Vice-Chairman of the British Antique
Dealers Association, Vice-President of the Society for Post Medieval
Archeology, a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of
the Stationers Company. As a member of the Lord Mayor's bodyguard
his duties include all state occasions and ceremonials within
the City of London.
His company, Jonathan Horne Publications, produces high quality
reference books and catalogs on a variety of subjects mainly related
toEnglish ceramics. The catalogs of his Annual Exhibition of
Early English Pottery have become important reference works.
Next meeting: Thursday, 18th May 2000. "Harlequin Unmasked:
the Commedia dell'Arte and Porcelain in 18th Century Europe"
by Meredith Chilton, Chief Curator, George R. Gardiner Museum
of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Canada