Saturday 7th October 2024, 10:00 – 16:30
Mary Rose Museum, Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, PO1 3PY
Maritime Ceramics
Pottery from the seabed is not always associated, directly or otherwise, with shipwrecks. The excavations on the Mary Rose produced a sizable quantity of material that is obviously later than 1545, which is of considerable interest as a group and for the character of some of the individual vessels. The maritime trade and transport of ceramics, as revealed through the study of port assemblages and documentary evidence, is also key to understanding the distribution and use of ceramics in the South West, and the significant position of the South West within international trade networks in the medieval and post-medieval periods.
This meeting will provide an opportunity to view the Mary Rose assemblage, and associated later finds, as well as to see the wreck assemblage on display in the museum. The programme will include an introductory talk about the Mary Rose assemblage, and how certain finds were related to the Mary Rose, while others were not, and discussion of the ceramics trade in the ports of the South West. The day will also include a behind the scenes tour of the Mary Rose collections, free entry to the Mary Rose Museum, and handling and discussion sessions.