Janet Turville Talk

Janet Turville will be giving a talk about her piece Place Setting which brings a contemporary twist to pieces of the Charles Norman Collection.

‘Place Setting’ is Janet Turville's response to two historic tea services in the Charles Norman Collection. They were produced by Derby Porcelain in the 1790s and were hand painted in a hazed watercolour style depicting rural idyllic scenery.

Janet felt that Thomas ‘Jockey’ Hill and George Robertson who painted the salmon and yellow tea services, had produced a travelogue, which intriguingly remains valid today. She has represented the images for each location as postcards in a film with accompanying artistic images of the area.

Janet will be talking about how her digital film was inspired by the porcelain on the 23rd October 2pm - 3pm. She will be accompanied by Dawn Heywood (Collections Access Officer) who will provide a background on the porcelain in the Collection.