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Majolica Speaks! Verbal Description Tour

December 8, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Free

Explore the objects in Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850–1915 through verbal description and discussion. An experienced guide will describe objects in the exhibition, sharing details of their form, materiality, and aesthetic nature, for the enjoyment of visitors with low vision and blindness. Group discussion takes place throughout the program. Registration is required.

A Zoom link will be shared with registered participants the day before the tour. Participants may also dial in by phone if preferred.

Details

Date:
December 8, 2021
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/majolica-speaks-verbal-description-tour-tickets-191264405987

Organizer

Bard Graduate Center
Phone
212.501.3023
Email
public.programs@bgc.bard.edu
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Other

Audience (by age)
Adults (Ages 18 and up)
Program Image Caption
Minton & Co. Fern & Foxglove Garden Pot & Stand, shape no. 1056, designed ca. 1851; this example 1866. Earthenware with majolica glazes., 13½ x 19⅞ x 18½ in. (34.3 x 50.3 x 47 cm) Garden pot and stand, impressed marks: MINTON // 1056 // cipher for 1866; garden pot painted decorator's mark stand, impressed mark: Z. Joan Stracke Graham.  
Program Image Description
Majolica Speaks! in White text over a gradient gray background, a majolica fern pot is above the text.

Venue

Zoom
NY United States + Google Map
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