TRENTON MADE: MAJOLICA
A tribute to Potteries of Trenton Society (POTS): Trenton’s Majolica Mania, a virtual lecture by Dr. Laura Microulisn (April 17, 2021), POTS Annual Meeting Victorian majolica properly refers to two types of majolica made in the second half of the 19th century in Europe and America. Firstly, and best known, there is the renowned mass-produced majolica decorated with colored lead glazes, made in Britain, Europe and the US; typically hard-wearing, surfaces molded in relief, vibrant translucent glazes, in occasionally classical but mostly naturalistic styles, often with an element...
Read MoreWOMEN ARTISTS, TRENTON STYLE
WORKS BY LEADING ARTISTS OF GREATER TRENTON
Curated by the legendary Mel Leipzig
JANUARY 29 TO JUNE 6, 2021
Read MorePlaque Commemorates Colonel Johann Gottlieb Rall and the 1776 Battle of Trenton
Jan 3 Jan 10 On view at Ellarslie in advance of PATRIOTS WEEK 2020 and through January, anytime the Trenton City Museum is open (limited schedule due to covid-19, please confirm schedule on our website). This bronze plaque was erected by the Trenton High School class of 1905 almost 125 years after the December 26, 1776 event that it commemorates.It marked the spot at which Colonel Johann Gottlieb Rall was mortally wounded near the corner of Broad Street (then called Queen Street, or Bridge Street) and what is now Academy Street, in the street in front of the Mercer County...
Read MoreThe Junior No. 1 Stories
Zoom series uncovers stories that surfaced during research for the exhibition On the Forefront.
RESERVE TODAY! $10/talk; Thursdays at 7 pm
MARCH 18: 1916 Polio Epidemic & the Building of Trenton’s Municipal Colony
APRIL 1: FREE FINAL TALK ADDED: Revisiting story highlights and Q&A with all series speakers
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