WINTERTHUR PROGRAM IN AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE EAMC 607, British Design History, 1530-1930 England Field Trip Itinerary January 13-27, 2018

FINAL DRAFT Leaders:

Catharine Dann Roeber, Ph.D. Brock W. Jobe Assistant Professor of Decorative Arts and Material Culture, Academic Programs Office phone: 302-888-4876. During trip, cell phone: 757-880-3674 Email: [email protected]

Thomas A. Guiler, Ph.D. Manager and Instructor, Academic Programs Office phone: 302-888-4637. During trip, cell phone: 585-301-5649 Email: [email protected]

Student participants:

Brooke Baerman, Kate Budzyn, Nora Carleson, Katie Fitzgerald, Carrie Greif, Elizabeth Humphrey, RJ Lara, Nikki Laws, Kristen Nassif, Rebecca Olsen, Alexandra Rosenberg, Eliza West

Housing (evenings of):

January 14-21: Lime Tree Hotel 135 Ebury Street SW1W 9QU United Kingdom +44 20 7730 8191 http://www.limetreehotel.co.uk/

January 22: YHA Ironbridge Coalport John Rose Building, High Street Telford TF8 7HT +44 345 371 9325 https://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/ironbridge-coalport

January 23-26: Henrietta House 33 Henrietta Street, Bath BA2 6LR +44 1225 632632 http://www.henriettahouse.co.uk/

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Itinerary:

Saturday, January 13

3:15 pm Depart Winterthur Parking Lot, via Winterthur shuttle bus Shuttle driver: Dave Kastner, cell # 302-379-5011 Winterthur public safety (staffed 24/7): 302-888-4647

6:35 pm Depart PHL, Terminal A, for London Heathrow, British Airways FLT 66

Sunday, January 14

6:30 am Arrive, London Heathrow, Terminal 5

Depart Heathrow via minibus for drop-off at Southwark Cathedral (London Bridge, London SE1 9DA). Shuttle continues to Lime Tree hotel for luggage drop-off.

9:00 am Central London walking tour with Angus Lockyer Lecturer in the History of Japan; Japan Research Centre, School for Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London (Angus cell: 07970.471382)

12:00 pm Lunch, location near St. Paul’s Cathedral or slightly west

2:00 pm Guided tour at Leighton House 12 Road, London W14 8LZ +44 (0) 20 7602 3316 https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums/leightonhousemuseum 1.aspx

4:00 pm Check in at Lime Tree Hotel Adjourn; dinner on your own

Monday, January 15

8:15 am Daily briefing at hotel

9:00 am Tour of Royal Observatory with Rory McEvoy, Curator of Horology; followed by time on your own Blackheath Avenue, Greenwich London SE10 8XJ +44 20 8312 6608

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2:00 pm Meet Angus Lockyer at sundial near Tower Hill tube station for East End walking tour

5:00 pm Adjourn; possible group drink/dinner

Tuesday, January 16

8:15 am Daily briefing at hotel

10:00 am Guided tours at with Marc Meltonville (Food Historian, Historic Kitchens Team) and Sebastian Edwards (Deputy Chief Curator and Head of Collections) East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU +44 20 3166 6000 https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/

6:00 pm Tour and discussion at Dennis Severs’ House with David Miline (Curator) 18 Folgate Street, London E1 6BX +44 20 7247 4013 http://www.dennissevershouse.co.uk/

7:30 pm Adjourn; dinner on your own

Wednesday, January 17

8:00 am Daily briefing at hotel

9:00 am Meet at Aldgate East station for Parrish Church walking tour with Peter Guillery (Senior Historian and Editor, Survey of London, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London) +44 20 3108 6125 (office) +44 07990 717503 (Peter mobile)

1:00 pm Lunch and welcome, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) SCR, located in Queen’s Building Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS +44 20 7882 5555 Security on call: +44 20 7882 5000 http://www.qmul.ac.uk/

2:00 pm Hands-on plaster making workshop with Dr. Jenny Saunt, graduate of the ; and QMUL students

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4:00 pm Break (SCR, located in Queen’s Building at QMUL)

5:00 pm Keynote lecture: Dr. Zara Anishanslin, Assistant Professor of History and Art History, University of Delaware, “Patriotic Women, Military Men and the Material Culture of Bringing Battle Back Home” (located in ArtsTwo building at QMUL)

6:30 pm Reception (SCR, located in Queen’s Building at QMUL)

7:00 pm Adjourn; Winterthur & QMUL students on their own for dinner, encouraged to dine en masse in a local pub

Thursday, January 18

7:45 am Daily briefing at hotel

9:00 am Coffee and biscuits (SCR, located in Queen’s Building at QMUL)

9:30 am Material Culture Theories and Methodologies Workshop (SCR, located in Queen’s Building at QMUL)

11:00 am Depart QMUL

12:00 pm Lunch on own, tearoom at Gallery

1:15 pm Tour of Art & Life exhibition and collection store with Rowan Bain, Senior Curator Lloyd Park, Forest Road, , London E17 4PP +44 20 8496 4390 http://www.wmgallery.org.uk/

4:30 pm Self-guided tour at 150 , London EC2Y 5HN +44 20 7001 9844 https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london

6:00 pm Adjourn; dinner on your own

Friday, January 19

8:15 am Daily briefing at hotel

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9:00 am Tour of the British Galleries (focus on 18th-century silk) with Zara Anishanslin, Assistant Professor of History and Art History, University of Delaware; followed by Study session in Gilbert Collection with Charlotte Johnson, Assistant Curator, Sculpture, Metalwork, Ceramics and Glass Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Rd, South , SW7 2RL +44 20 7942 2000 https://www.vam.ac.uk/

Study session, Gilbert Collection with Charlotte Johnston at Victoria and Albert Museum

11:45 am Lunch on your own, Victoria and Albert Museum

1:15 pm Tour of furniture collection with Jurgen Huber, Senior Furniture Conservator; followed by time to explore on own The Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1U 3BN +44 207 563 9500 http://www.wallacecollection.org/

3:30 pm Introductory talk and private apartment tours with Helen Dorey, Deputy Director and Inspectress Sir John Soane’s Museum 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3BP +44 (0) 20 7405 2107 https://www.soane.org/

5:00 pm Adjourn; dinner (and ballet!) on your own

Saturday, January 20

7:55 am Depart for Oxford via Oxford Tube (bus) Bus scheduled to arrive by 9:09 am, which will give us time to gather at a coffee shop upon arrival for daily briefing

10:00 am Oxford University architectural walking tour with Dr. William Whyte, Professor of Social and Architectural History, Fellow of St. John's College; meet at St. John’s College Lodge

12:30 pm Lunch and Pitt Rivers Museum on your own; meet at 1:45 p.m. at Ashmolean Museum of Art & Architecture

5 2:00 pm Guided tour and handling session at Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology with Matthew Winterbottom (Curator of Sculpture and Decorative Arts Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH +44 1865 278012 (main number) +44 1865 278 289 (Matthew office) http://www.ashmolean.org/

4:30 pm Adjourn; dinner on your own; return to London is flexible with ticket timing

Sunday, January 21

Free day

Monday, January 22

Activities are coordinated by Deborah Skinner Last: +44 01260 253409 (office), +44 07711 699560 (mobile).

Today, we will be joined by Deborah Skinner Last, Development Officer, Raven Mason Collection, Keele University; consultant ceramics curator; Secretary, Northern Ceramic Society; and Caroline McCaffrey- Howarth, Tutor in English Country House, Story of Art, Keywords and Cultural Analysis; AHRC PhD Candidate, Centre for the Study of the Art and Antiques Market, School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, University of Leeds

7:00 am Daily briefing at hotel

8:00 am Depart for Stoke-on-Trent via Virgin Trains from Euston Station

9:24 am Arrive, Stoke-on-Trent station

10:00 am Tour of Potteries Museum and Art Galleries with Deb Skinner, former Curator of Ceramics; and a study/handling session with Miranda Goodby & Ben Miller, Curator & Assistant Curator of Ceramics Bethesda Street, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3DW +44 01782 232323 http://www.stokemuseums.org.uk/visit/pmag/

1:00 pm Lunch, Middleport Pottery Museum

6 Port Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 3PE +44 01782 499766 http://www.middleportpottery.org/

1:45 pm Factory tour and tour of stores/archives, Middleport Pottery Museum

4:15 pm Introduction to the ceramics collections, archives and museum by Gaye Blake-Roberts, Curator; assisted by Lucy Lead, Archivist; and Rebecca Klarner, Collections & Curatorial Services Officer. The factory and visitor experience World of Wedgwood will have closed for the day, but we will have a private view of the museum and archives The Wedgewood Museum Wedgwood Drive, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST12 9ER +44 1782 282986 https://www.worldofwedgwood.com/

5:45 pm Depart Wedgwood

7:00 pm Arrive, YHA Coalport

Tuesday, January 23

8:45 am Daily briefing at hotel

9:00 am Lecture by Kate Cadman, Curator, Coalport China Museum; at conclusion of lecture the group will gather coats and meet outside at China Museum

(school conference room at YHA Coalport)

10:00 am Guided tour of Coalport China Museum by Kate Cadman High Street, Telford TF8 7HT +44 01952 433424 http://www.ironbridge.org.uk/our-attractions/coalport-china- museum/

11:30 am Group lunch at YHA Coalport

11:55 am Depart for Court Barn Museum, via the Ironbridge

2:30 pm Introductory talk (c.15 minutes) focusing on C R Ashbee and the Guild of Handicraft (the focus of permanent exhibition space), followed by time to explore the museum and town. Be sure to see

7 the temporary West Wing exhibition on Sidney Reeve’s design illustrations (one of the Guild’s silversmiths) Court Barn Museum Church Street, Chipping Campden GL55 6JE +44 1386 841951 http://www.courtbarn.org.uk/

4:00 pm Self-guided tour of Broadway Tower; Morris & Brown Café open until 5:00 p.m Middle Hill, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7LB +44 01386 852945 (café) +44 01386 852390 (operator) https://broadwaytower.co.uk/

5:00 pm Depart for Henrietta House

7:00 pm Arrive, Henrietta House

Wednesday, January 24

7:55 am Daily briefing at hotel

8:30 am Depart for Bristol Temple Meads station

9:00 am Walking tour of Bristol and mobile discussion with Catharine Dann Roeber and Thomas A. Guiler

10:45 am Guided tour of Brunel’s ss Great Britain Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol BS1 6TY +44 0117 926 0680 http://www.ssgreatbritain.org/

12:30 pm Lunch on your own, Brunel’s ss Great Britain

1:30 pm Guided tour of Goldney House and Grotto at Goldney Hall, University of Bristol with Amber Bartlett (Student Support Advisor, Goldney Hall, Hillside Woodside & Winkworth House) Lower Clifton Hill, Bristol BS8 1BH +44 0117 42 82061

3:00 pm Guided tour of Bristol Museum & Art Gallery Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1RL +44 0117 922 3571

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5:00 pm Adjourn; Everyone will be issued a return ticket to Bath Spa station

Thursday, January 25

7:55 am Daily briefing at hotel

8:30 am Depart for Bristol Temple Meads station

9:00 am Walking tour of Queen’s Square area with Catharine Dann Roeber and Thomas Guiler

10:00 am Bristol street art walking tour with Alex Tamasi, artist and guide Meet on College Green at bottom of Park Street, by the right side of the Council House (there is a water feature nearby) http://www.wherethewall.com/tours/

12:30 pm Lunch on your own

2:30 pm Self-guided tour of The Roman Baths Abbey Church Yard, Bath BA1 1LZ +44 1225 477785 https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/

3:45 pm Time on your own

5:00 pm (tentative) Visit with private collectors Lisa White, Honorary Editor of Furniture History, the Journal of the Furniture History Society; and Christopher Overton 5 Queens Parade, Bath BA1 2NJ

Friday, January 26

9:30 am Daily briefing at hotel

10:00 am Guided tour of Holburne Museum with Catrin Jones (Curator of Decorative Arts) Great Pulteney Street, Bath BA2 4DB +44 01225 388569 http://www.holburne.org/

12:00 pm Lunch on your own, Holburne Museum

9 1:30 pm Walking tour of Bath with Amy Frost (Curator, Beckford’s Tower, the Museum of Bath Architecture) Meet at The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Paul (aka. Bath Abbey) +44 07732172872 (Amy mobile)

Followed by Guided tour of Beckford’s Tower and Museum with Amy Frost Lansdown Road, Bath BA1 9BH +44 01225 460705 http://beckfordstower.org.uk/

4:30 pm Depart Beckford’s Tower c. 6:00 pm Dinner, Yak Yeti Yak 12 Pierrepont Street, Bath BA1 1LA +44 01225 442299

Saturday, January 27

7:30 am Depart for LHR airport c.9:15 am Arrive, LHR airport

12:45 pm Depart for Philadelphia, Terminal 5, British Airways FLT 67

3:55 pm Arrive, Philadelphia, Terminal A Return trip to Winterthur Shuttle driver: Dave Kastner, cell # 302-379-5011 Winterthur public safety (staffed 24/7): 302-888-4647

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