Decorative Arts
Collections The decorative art collection has been steadily built up over the years. It features some fine examples of earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain from the principal English factories, as well as Sussex ware and regional contemporary studio pottery.
An insight into the collection
The collection dates from 1600 and includes some medieval items. It is particularly strong in nineteenth-century wares and commemorative and souvenir pieces.
The small but very fine collection of English eighteenth- and nineteenth-century drinking glasses was mainly developed under the curatorship of Len Bickerton, an authority on the subject.
The Steyning Punch Bowl c1790, with its engraved decoration, is a special feature of the collection
