All that Glitters: Lustre decoration on ceramics 1900-2025 | Walker Art Gallery
Exhibitions
A glittering display featuring lustre-decorated ceramics, including two exciting new acquisitions to the collections.Twelve beautiful pieces of art pottery decorated with gold lustre can be seen in Room 11. Potters in the Middle East were the first to embellish ceramics with lustre glazes over one thousand years ago. Inspired by these glittering wares, 20th-century potters rediscovered an ancient and difficult technique with dazzling effect. Renowned ceramicists Sir Edmund Elton, Alan Caiger Smith and Sutton Taylor are among the artists featured.