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("MC*" denotes published paper in Medieval Ceramics Vol.*)
Opening address
Pots and people: a review of past papers
Maureen Mellor, Vice President of MPRG
Session 1: Pottery and the purchaser
Ceramics and the history of consumption: pitfalls and prospects (MC21)
Dr Paul Courtney, Freelance Archaeologist
All the fun of the fair...buying pottery in medieval Herefordshire
Derek Hurst, Archaeological Service, Hereford and Worcester County Council
From dairy to dining room: evidence for changing ceramic use in the 18th century
Dr David Barker, City Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent
Session 2: Meaning and milieu
Cheapish and Spanish. Meaning and design on imported Spanish pottery (MC21)
Alejandra Gutierrez, King Alfred's College, Winchester
The duality of a commodity: German stoneware as a utilitarian and social medium
Dr David Gaimster, British Museum
Session 3: Interrogating assemblages
Misplaced faith? Medieval pottery and fieldwalking (MC21)
Dr Christopher Gerrard, King Alfred's College, Winchester
Site formation processes: theory and results
Stephanie Rátkai, Archaeological Service, Hereford and Worcester County Council
The Romsey Rubbish Project
Dr Kris Lockyear, Institute of Archaeology, University of London
Session 4: Visits to Worcester cathedral, The Museum of Worcester Porcelain, and Royal Worcester
Worcester Cathedral, with its outstanding Norman crypt, stands on the banks of the Severn at the south end of the medieval High Street. The Cathedral Archaeologist, Mr Chris Guy, will be presenting the results of recent excavations within the precinct.
The Museum of Worcester Porcelain houses the world's largest collection of Worcester porcelain including some of the first pieces made by the company, and examples of commissioned and exhibition pieces from the 18th century to the present day. The curator, Mr Harry Frost, will give an introduction to the collection
Royal Worcester is the modern expression of a tradition of pottery production in Worcestershire which stretches back to the Roman period and beyond. A tour of the factory, founded in 1751, will give delegates an opportunity to see behind the scenes as well as to visit the seconds and clearance shops.
Gerald Dunning Memorial Lecture
Medieval Islamic pottery (MC21)
Dr David Whitehouse, Director, Corning Museum of Glass, USA
Session 5: Use and disuse
Vessels of other materials: an aceramic view from London (MC21)
Dr Geoff Egan, MoLAS
Some considerations of the use of pottery
Tristan Bareham, East Sussex Archaeology and Museums Project
"The post-Roman pottery assemblage from West Cotton comprised 107,643 sherds..."
Paul Blinkhorn, Oxford Archaeological Unit
Pots in houses (MC21)
Duncan Brown, Southampton
Session 6: Pottery viewing at the Archaeology Service, Hereford and Worcester County Council
A chance to look at excavated assemblages from the City and County.
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