Frostiana Collection
Frostiana Collection
Frostiana Collection
Frostiana Collection
Frostiana Collection
Frostiana Collection
Frostiana Collection
Frostiana Collection
Frostiana Collection
Frostiana Collection
Frostiana Collection
Frostiana Collection
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Emily Mitchell

Frostiana Collection

£432
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Emily Mitchell’s Frostiana Collection conjures the magic of the Thames Frost Fairs, inspired by the last of these extraordinary winter gatherings, held in 1814–1815.

Imagining the frozen Thames transformed into a winter fair, Emily’s collection brings together a series of unique pieces, tented stalls, braziers, bundles of firewood, hot water flasks, food and treasured souvenirs. Lidded boxes echo the forms of fairground tents, while delicate frosted trees rise from raised, decorated bases.

Each piece is individually made and one of a kind, imagined as a souvenir from a Frost Fair long since disappeared. Delicate slip decoration references the dates of historic fairs, while a soft matt white glaze gives each piece a beautifully frosted finish in a warm, gentle white.

"My new collection ‘Frostiana’ takes its title from an 1814 book, edited by B.A. Thurber, of contemporary accounts of the Thames Frost Fairs. These events took place every 20 years or so from the Elizabethan times up to the early 19th Century, during what was known as the ‘Little Ice Age’. Frost fairs were a spectacle of novelty, gaming and dancing, with people gathering on the ice around tent stalls, attractions, food and games. 

I am interested in ideas around ‘the souvenir’ and this collection builds from there – as imaginary souvenirs of past frost fairs. The objects in the collection include lidded boxes, ornate vases, flasks, and frosted trees. The pieces reference hot water flasks to keep warm with, corded bundles of firewood, fairground tents and stalls."

Through Frostiana, Emily captures something of the romance and wonder of these lost winter celebrations, creating objects that feel like keepsakes from another time.

BBC Sounds Not Just the Tudors radio programme on The Little Ice Age

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kk28c7

Approximate Dimensions


Frostiana Vase:  Height 17cm, Width 23cm, Depth 14cm
Tree Vase: Height 38cm, Base Diameter 10cm
Cord of Wood Covered Dish: Length21cm x Width 15.5cm, Height 15cm
Pomander Vase: Height 26cm, Diameter with handle: 15cm
Tent Pot: Height 27.5cm, Diameter 14cm
Frostiana Tree: Height 24 cm, Diameter 9.5cm
Frosted Tree: Height 24 cm, Diameter 9.5cm
Keepsake Flask Diameter: Width 26cm, Height Including Stopper: 32cm 

 

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The Maker

Emily Mitchell

Emily Mitchell is a ceramicist producing hand-built and hand-thrown ceramics from her studio in Norwich. Her work takes inspiration from early English Delftware ceramics with blue cobalt patterns on white tin glaze. Each of her unique pieces has a whimsical boldness in the shape, and a strong sense of the maker through the painted patterns.
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