NCS Exhibition

When previously we lived in the Northwest of England we were active members of The Northern Ceramic Society (NCS for short).  This meant that as well as receiving the Society's excellent Newsletters and Journals we were able to share in the splendid lectures and activities organized at various northern venues, not to mention meeting and enjoying the company of fellow "potaholics".  As this is no longer possible, as a rule, we were delighted to be able to participate from afar in the recently assembled on-line exhibition of Members' Pots, organized to mark the 40th birthday of the Society.  Four or five of our pots found their way into the exhibition and it was very satisfying to see them alongside the interesting contributions of so many of our fellow members.  One of them was a tiny miniature polychrome teabowl from the Bow factory, dating from around 1760, whilst another was a beautifully painted two-handled Chinese chocolate cup with a trembleuse saucer, shown here.  Although our collection is essentially made up  of English porcelain we have a smaller number of oriental items, mainly as a cross-reference, since 18th century English potters were trying to emulate the Chinese...who closely guarded the production secrets!  We also have a few non-porcelain items, as these were rivals to porcelain wares in the English market of the time.

Bow miniature shown with £1 coin for scale.