The Jubilee - part 3

In the 1950s the royal family were extremely popular and the country came together after the hardship of war to celebrate in style.  Street parties were the order of the day and the decorations had a real patriotic feel to them.

Easy clean, disposable tablecloths needed to be reflect the overall theme of the day.  This piece from the PHS collection would have adorned a table filled with sandwiches and sweet treats.  It must have been a very exciting time.

PHSL : X7

PHSL : X7 detail

MoDiP will be closed on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th June in line with the AUB public holiday policy.

Louise Dennis (Assistant Curator)

The Jubilee - part 2

As I said in the last post there are some fantastic excuses to celebrate this year.  The Jubilee is taking the country by storm, products with a Jubilee theme are becoming very popular. 

The Jubilee celebrates 60 years of the Queen succeeding the throne in 1952 following the death of her father, King George VI.  In 1953 her Coronation took place and just like today products with a royal theme were highly desirable.  

This Ultra R786 is a case in point,  the model is also known as the Coronation Twin.

PHSL : 150 this example is part of the PHS collection

MoDiP will be closed on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th June in line with the AUB public holiday policy.

Louise Dennis (Assistant Curator)

The Jubilee - part 1

There are so many events happening in the UK this year.  We are pleased with how our Olympics themed exhibition has turned out and how it is being received by visitors.  Another event which you can't miss this year is the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.  We have been looking through our collection to see what objects we could feature with a Jubilee theme.

The obvious choice as far as I am concerned are the three Jubilee Cream Makers which we have in the collection. 

AIBDC : 002604

AIBDC : 002604

Alright, so they don't really have anything to do with the Queen but they are fabulous objects all the same. However, after a bit of internet delving there is a remote possibility that this model of cream maker was called the Jubilee because it dates from 1935 the year of George V's Silver Jubilee. I have only found one reference for this so I am not believing it quite yet. If you have any details that can clarify this matter it would be gratefully received.

PHSL : 19.1 this example is part of the PHS collection

PHSL : 19.1 this example is part of the PHS collection

PHSL : 19.2 this example is part of the PHS collection

PHSL : 19.2 this example is part of the PHS collection

MoDiP will be closed on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th June in line with the AUB public holiday policy.

Louise Dennis (Assistant Curator)

The Olympic Mascots

MoDiP has a taster case filled with memorabilia for the London 2012 Olympic games some of which includes depictions of the mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville.



Louise Dennis (Assistant Curator)

Elise Comberti - Defining Practices

Untitled (2012) mixed media

A personal archive of objects and photographs relating to my Jewish and German heritage were my starting point. Charged with memories, and both personal and cultural associations.

How should these artifacts be preserved?

How could they be displayed without diminishing their significance to my family?

What happens when they are reproduced and multiplied?

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Robin Sullivan - Defining Practices

The most viewed piece of non-art exhibited worldwide.

Frances Bowen - Defining Practices

Untitled (2012) Plastic picnicware

The conventions of the museum are such that whether an artifact is a commercially produced plastic picnic cup or a rare Ming vase it will receive the same treatment. It may be displayed in a vitrine, its provenance described and taxonomy established alongside other objects. It will be handled in a way that will protect and preserve it. The white cotton gloves will be employed for both.

To touch, to mark, to burn, to scrape and to make patterns is to challenge these conventions.

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