Friday 11 May 2018
An Acquisition Grant from the DAS contributed to the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge’s purchase of a partial coffee set by the Shelley Potteries, Staffordshire. This iconic ‘Deco’...
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Tuesday 01 May 2018
Court Barn Museum is hosting a symposium on the Arts and Crafts in the Cotswolds on June 8 and 9, 2018. The Museum was set up in 2006 to tell the story of craft and design in the north Cotswolds...
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Monday 16 April 2018
Members will doubtless have followed the unfolding debate about works of art made of or including ivory, and the issue of trade in ivory was outlined in our Newsletter No. 113. On 3 April,...
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Monday 26 March 2018
Combining sumptuous photography with scholarly essays, this book is a heavyweight in more than one sense. As one might expect of a collaboration between the Yale Centre for British Art and the...
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Wednesday 14 March 2018
This lavish hardback volume is a sequel to Angels & Icons: Pre-Raphaelite Stained Glass 1850–1870 (2012). This study of the British Aesthetic Movement ends with 1898 and the death of Burne-Jones,...
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Wednesday 14 March 2018
This substantial and rather timely book accompanies an ambitious exhibition at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (17 September 2017–1 April 2018), the first full exploration of the deep cultural...
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Tuesday 27 February 2018
This book, focusing on women jewellery designers of the 20th century, is an attractive addition to a recent flurry of books on jewellery. It begins with an introduction and a short word on the...
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Tuesday 27 February 2018
Denise Wren (1891-1979) was the first woman studio potter in the UK. Kingston Museum Art Gallery’s current exhibition focuses on ceramics, textile and wallpaper designs relating to her pioneering...
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Wednesday 07 February 2018
Visitors to the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen this spring have a chance to enjoy a small feast of English Arts and Crafts. Until 20 May, a special display includes furniture from the Music Room...
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Saturday 27 January 2018
At the January committee meeting the DAS trustees approved increasing the maximum amount that can be awarded as a Collections Access Grant from £2,000 to...
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