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Join ceramicist Naomi Aderonke on Wednesday 26 February and discover a special new display at Wakefield Museum!
Naomi Aderonke, a local ceramicist who has a passion for history, has recreated a style of pottery made in medieval Wakefield.
In the middle ages Cistercian ware was made in Potovens (pot ovens) in Wrenthorpe. Initially, they supplied practical bowls and cups to Cistercian monks in their abbeys. The abbeys closed in 1540. However, the pots were so popular in Wakefield that they kept making them. In the 1600s, they started also decorating the pots in coloured slip.
Naomi lives near the site of the Wrenthorpe pottery kilns. She has researched the medieval techniques and style to recreate examples from our collections. Her work has now gone on display with original Cistercian ware at Wakefield Museum.
The new display showcases her often miniature examples next to the original pots made in Wrenthorpe. Many of these were discovered in excavations at Sandal Castle in the 1960s and 1970s.
One special highlight in the display is ‘Doug’ – a figurine from the 1500s so named by museum staff because he was ‘dug up’ at Sandal Castle. Why Doug was made remains a mystery!
This is a free, drop-in event, and booking is not required.
Read Naomi’s guest blog going behind the scenes on her project.
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