Acanthus
You had to go without a blog post last week as I was on holiday in Cornwall... but while there I came across something interesting. You...
Toulouse
This last month has been full of great sporting tournaments: the European football title, the Wimbledon tennis tournament, and of course...
Partners in Battle
You may know that I love a good porcelain figure... not the gaudy figures that you can find in a charity shop, but the true masterpieces...
Mme de Pompadour and Mme du Barry
I wrote about the colour pink a few weeks ago (you can read it here). Then recently I came across a pink conundrum that puzzled everyone...
Sea shells, feathers and a lion
A while ago you might have seen a wonderful set of plates similar to these, made by Chamberlains in Worcester in about 1815. That set was...
Summer Hike
What better to do on a muggy summer day than to go on a hike in the countryside? But if you struggle to get out, I know a way to see the...
The spirit of invention
This month you can read my latest column in Homes & Antiques: The Spirit of Invention. I am writing about the very beginnings of...
The Lady and the Seasons
Here in Britain we were just starting to despair about the notion of different seasons as the spring seemed to have been passed over...
Pink Power
As I’ve shown some bold pink designs lately, I thought to share my ruminations on Pink Power with you… Pink is often thought of as a...
Early beginnings
Today I will focus on the first major porcelain factory in Britain: the Chelsea factory in London. The Chelsea factory was founded in...
