I am excited to report that I have a published piece on the Burton at Bideford’s website about the North Devon Ceramics Trade and the American Connection.
This is a new addition to the website and is part of their Online Gallery. The web page features a summary of the key features of the trade between North Devon and the Eastern seaboard of the United States. This includes why North Devon, Bideford Potteries, Pottery exports, the tobacco trade, and American collections and Connections.
You can view the webpage here – https://www.burtonartgallery.co.uk/exhibitions-activities/the-north-devon-ceramics-trade-and-the-american-connection/?portfolioCats=113
There is also a link to a downloadable PDF I produced, which gives more details about these categories of information.
I am bursting with pride and enthusiasm with this web page and pdf document as they bring together the contacts I have made and how much I have learnt. My Churchill Travel Fellowship research trip in 2010 literally started the journey for me, and I am so grateful for all the generosity from people I have met along the way and who have been willing to share their knowledge and collections with me.
Meanwhile, behind the scenes and closed doors, The Burton team are working on the new display cabinet. I know they have made a start but I have been unable to go inside the museum in person due to lockdown restrictions. I’m hoping that it will be finished soon, and I can have a sneaky preview ahead of the museum reopening to the public, whenever that is possible!
The Burton did post an image of work in progress on their Facebook page dash you can see it here:
https://www.facebook.com/burtonatbideford/photos/a.213857971959840/4088078691204396/