Silver
Dr Ada de Wit, Curator of Works of Art and Sculpture, explores some of the highlights of the silver collection.
Find out more in this online talk, in which Ada and her guest, Dirk Jan Biemond, Curator of Metalwork at the Rijksmuseum, discuss how Sir Richard Wallace and the Rijksmuseum acquired their remarkable silver collections, focusing on examples of Dutch silver.
Inspired By Nature
Join Félix Zorzo, Curatorial Assistant and cover for the 18th-century French Decorative Arts, for an introduction to a mesmerising early 18th-century writing-desk, which was displayed in our 2022 exhibition, Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts.
To learn more, join Félix 's Letting Nature In talk, in which he discusses how decorative art pieces at the Wallace Collection reflect 18th-century interests in the natural world, as French designers, sculptors and craftsmen sought inspiration from nature for their innovative creations in the Régence and Rococo styles.
Two Painted Enamel Plates from Limoges
Join Suzanne Higgott, Curator of Glass, Limoges Painted Enamels, Earthenware and Early Furniture, in taking a close look at two jewel-like painted enamel plates made in Limoges in the sixteenth century. For more from Suzanne, watch the Joseph Plates talk, where she is joined by former keeper in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Dr Julia Poole, to discuss the 'Joseph Plates' and artists who made them.
The Gold Cups of Eternal Stability
Follow Ada de Wit, Curator of Works of Art, as she examines a pair of Chinese gold cups and their role in the celebration of the New Year at the Qianlong Emperor’s Court. For more information about these ritual objects, their cultural context and the use of kingfisher feathers in decoration, catch up with Ada's latest talk, where she is in conversation with Dr Qin Cao, Senior Curator of Chinese, Korean, Himalayan and Mongolian collections at the National Museum of Scotland.
The Ground Colours of Sèvres Porcelain
Curatorial Assistant Félix Zorzo delves into the wide range of ground colours used by the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory in eighteenth-century Paris. From deep blue to bright pink, the intensity and variety of colours with which Sèvres artisans covered their creations set them apart from competitors, and helped establish a particularly French style.
Tune into Félix Zorzo's free online talk, The Ground Colours of Sèvres Porcelain, now live on YouTube.
Venetian Glass in the Wallace Collection
Our Curator of Glass, Limoges Painted Enamels, Earthenware and Early Furniture, Suzanne Higgott, explores the Venetian Glass of the Wallace Collection and the history of its popularity with nineteenth-century collectors in two exciting entries into the series.
Tune into Suzanne Higgotts's free online talk, The Magic of Venetian Glass, now live on YouTube.
Riesener in the Nineteenth Century
Our Curator of French Eighteenth-Century Decorative Arts, Dr Helen Jacobsen, explores Riesener's masterworks currently housed at the Wallace Collection, as well as the appetite for Riesener's craftsmanship in the nineteenth-century Collector's market.
Tune into Dr Helen Jacobsen's free online talk, Copies, Fakes and Reproductions: A closer look at works in the Wallace Collection, now live on YouTube.
