The English Ceramic Circle is a

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whose aim is to advance knowledge by presenting new research on

ceramic A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing an inorganic, nonmetallic material, such as clay, at a high temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcelain ...

history at meetings and by publishing this research. Founded as the English Porcelain Circle in 1927, the name was changed in 1931 to the English Ceramic Circle. The English Ceramic Circle is based in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

and publishes a substantial journal of Transactions each year as well as occasional specialist studies. Membership is open to all and the Circle's worldwide membership embraces collectors, curators, archaeologists, potters, auctioneers, dealers, social historians and all those with an interest in the history of ceramics made in the

British Isles The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles, ...

. In 1977 the English Ceramic Circle's 50th Anniversary was marked by a publication sponsored by Sotheby Parke Bernet & Company which celebrated English earthenwares and porcelains produced between 1580 and 1830.R J Charleston and Donald Towner, ''English Ceramics 1580–1830:'' ''A Commemorative Catalogue to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the English Ceramic Circle 1927–1977''. London, Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications 1977.

Bibliography

R J Charleston and Donald Towner, ''English Ceramics 1580–1830: A Commemorative Catalogue to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the English Ceramic Circle 1927–1977''. London, Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications 1977.

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