Mike's Pots

Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2010

Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2010

Since my last visit back in 2004 the studio ceramics galleries at the V and A have undergone a transformation. Gone are the old wooden cabinets so typical of museums in the past, in their place huge glass display cases show off the V and A's important collection of pots to great effect.





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1960-1980 pots in the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

1960-1980 pots in the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

View across the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

View across the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

1940-1960 pots in the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

1940-1960 pots in the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

1940-1960 pots in the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

1940-1960 pots in the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

Bernard Leach tiles

Bernard Leach tiles

1940-1960 - Pioneer potters in England and Japan

1940-1960 - Pioneer potters in England and Japan

View across the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

View across the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

The domed ceiling in the Contemporary Ceramics gallery featuring the Edward de Waal installation of porcelain vessels

The domed ceiling in the Contemporary Ceramics gallery featuring the Edward de Waal installation of porcelain vessels

Large scale pots in the Contemporary Ceramics gallery

Large scale pots in the Contemporary Ceramics gallery

Large scale pots in the Contemporary Ceramics gallery

Large scale pots in the Contemporary Ceramics gallery

1960-1980 pots in the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

1960-1980 pots in the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

Late 20C pots in the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

Late 20C pots in the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

Reconstruction of the Lucie Rie workshop in the Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Reconstruction of the Lucie Rie workshop in the Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

The wheel used by Lucie Rie

The wheel used by Lucie Rie

The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

View across the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

View across the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

Hamada bottle, Bernard Leach vase and Hans Coper vase

Hamada bottle, Bernard Leach vase and Hans Coper vase

Pots from 1900 onwards in the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

Pots from 1900 onwards in the Twentieth Century Ceramics gallery

Early earthenware from the Leach pottery in St. Ives

Early earthenware from the Leach pottery in St. Ives

Wally Keeler 'kits' in the Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Wally Keeler 'kits' in the Timothy Sainsbury Gallery