- Wikidata identifier:
- Q7498014
- Also known as:
- The Shipley Art Gallery
- Part of:
- North East Museums
- Instance of:
- art museum; local authority museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 384
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q7498014/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Decorative Arts
The broad based contemporary craft collection of 1,043 pieces is ceramics, glass, metalwork, textiles, wood/furniture and jewellery and is one of the best outside London. The museum has the Craft Council’s regional computer ‘Photostore’, a visual database with over 900 selected craftspeople and 40,000 images of their work. The original 504 paintings from the Shipley collection covers the main European schools from the 16th – 19th centuries. The collection now comprises about 10,000 items.
Eagle Collection
A collection of works relating to the Eagle Collection of 1940s studio ceramics.
Subjects
Ceramics; Arts and Recreation
Reference Collection
A reference collection comprising works on ceramics, glass, textiles, contemporary crafts, exhibition and sales catalogues. Also includes complete holdings of “Craft Magazine” (1977-date) and “Ceramics Review”.
Subjects
Ceramics; Textiles; Glass; Arts and Recreation; Crafts
Education Room Reference Collection
A reference collection on craft subjects for users of the Education Room. 20th century.
Subjects
Arts and Recreation; Crafts
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC