About the San Francisco Ceramic Circle

The San Francisco Ceramic Circle, now in its 37th year, is among the oldest and most respected ceramic collectors organizations in the U.S.A. and is a valuable resource for anyone with an interest in antique ceramics or ceramic art.

The S.F.C.C. is affiliated with the San Francisco Museums of Fine Art and sponsors a series of lectures on various aspects of ceramics. These are usually held in the Florence Gould Theatre at the Palace of the Legion of Honor located in Lincoln Park, San Francisco unless otherwise noted below. Lectures are held on Sunday mornings starting at 10.00 am with mini-exhibits 1/2 hour before the talks. Topics range from the earliest Oriental pottery, through the great European factories of the 18th century to Modern Studio ceramics. Talks are given by museum curators, collectors, authors and dealers who are authorities in their fields. Every 2 years the S.F.C.C. sponsors a 2 day seminar that attracts ceramic collectors from throughout the U.S.A. and beyond. The Circle also operates the S.F.C.C. Ceramics Study Center which includes a reference library adjacent to the porcelain gallery in the Palace of the Legion of Honor. Visitors to the museum are welcome to attend SFCC lectures.

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San Francisco Ceramic Circle 2009 Lecture Program (activate date link for details)

Date	Speaker	Lecture title
1/18/2009 Sunday 9.30-11.45AM	Judie Siddall, Specialist transferware dealer, Palo Alto, CA, SFCC member, Founder of the Transferware Collector's Club	The Origins of Transferware Animal and Zoo Patterns - 1820 - 1840
2/15/2009 Sunday 9.30-11.45AM	William R. Sargent, Curator, Asian Export Art, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts	Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Figures of the 17th and 18th Centuries
3/8/2009 Sunday 9.30-11.45AM	Peter Kristiansen, Curator at the Royal Danish Collections, Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen, Denmark	Porcelain in the Royal Collection at Rosenborg Castle
4/19/2009 Sunday 9.30-11.45AM	John Austin, Curator Emeritus, Ceramics and Glass, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation,	The Story of an almost forgotten Ceramic Designer/Potter - J. Palin Thorley, 1892-1987
5/17/2009 Sunday 9.30-11.45AM	Collector members of the SFCC	Affordable Collecting: SFCC member experiences in forming collectionson a budget
6/14/2009 Sunday 9.30-11.45 AM	Richard Henrywood, Author and independent Ceramic Specialist, Devon, England	Transferware from Staffordshire - Patterns for the American Market Note: This meeting is in the Koret Auditorium. deYoung Museum, Golden Gate Park
6/27/2009 Saturday	Thomas Rogers, Curator of Collections , Filoli, Woodside	SFCC MEMBERS ( and their guests ) ONLY EVENT. Summer Social and tour of the collection at Filoli
7/16/2009 Thursday	SFCC Members "Pot Night"	SFCC MEMBERS ( and their guests ) ONLY EVENT. Display and discussion of members' acquisitions
8/16/2009 Sunday 9.30-11.45AM	Anne Forschler-Tarrasch, Curator of Decorative Arts, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama	Wedgwood's Jasper: Sources and Inspiration
9/20/2009 Sunday 9.30-11.45AM	Jeffrey Ruda, SFCC member, collector and Rennaisance Art Historian, U.C. Davis, California	An Introduction to European Earthenwares
10/11/2009 Sunday 9.30-11.45AM	Beatrix Adler, Art Historian, Author and Collector, Dülmen-Rorup, Germany	German Stoneware Drinking Vessels
11/15/2009 Sunday 9.30-11.45AM	To be announced later	To be announced later
December	No program
2010 Program	To be announced later

Of special interest: The Connecticut Ceramics Study Circle is holding their

Spring Seminar on April 20. Click for details and registration form

Membership in the S.F.C.C. is open to anyone with an interest in the collection and appreciation of fine and antique porcelain or pottery or the ceramic arts. Yearly membership dues are $60.00 for individuals and $95.00 for dual membership (two persons living at the same address). Online membership Application Form. For additional information about the S.F.C.C., to apply for membership or to attend a lecture as welcome visitor write to: San Francisco Ceramic Circle, P.O. Box 15163, San Francisco, California 94115, U.S.A. or phone (415) 750 - 3551

PRIOR SFCC PROGRAMS: 2008: 2007: 2006 : 2005 : 2004 : 2003 : 2002 : 2001 : 2000 : 1999 : 1998 : 1997

USEFUL LINKS: San Francisco Museums of Fine Art (FAMSF) : Asian Art Museum of San Francisco : Filoli House and Gardens ( Woodside CA ) : Oakland Museum of California :

FAMSF Image Base ( Detailed images including the Bowles Collection of English Porcelain and other ceramics).

SFCC member recommended museums with ceramic collections Under construction: last change 12/14/2008

Links to other ceramic interest organizations

Patrician Antiques home page : Porcelain index : Pottery index