Handle With Care
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but this Dresden jug might need a lot of beholding to be found beautiful. Once a part of the permanent ceramics display, it appealed and appalled in equal measure. To children it was the epitome of the sort of grand, ornate and expensive-looking things a real museum should have. To many adults, however, it was the height of Rococo-revival hideousness. Maybe it really does belong back in storage – what do you think?
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Join Dr Tom Trnski, Research Manager and John Early, Curator of Entomology and get closer to the stories, tales and historical information for this unique collection of objects.
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Explore Secrets Revealed objects and listen to their stories |
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