PORTRAITS IN POTTERY: Portrait medallions and intaglio seals by Wedgwood and other potters with Ken Barnes

This lecture traces the development and interest in small ceramic portraits and likenesses as personal keepsakes or reminders of historical figures before the invention of photography, with emphasis on the contribution made by Josiah Wedgwood in the 18th century, along with other British and Continental potters.

Ken Barnes is a collector and lecturer with an extensive knowledge of black basalt and other forms of stoneware produced in the 18th and 19th centuries