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| Helen Bermingham (left) from Galway City Museum, holding a 1600/1700s serving dish which was imported from England,with Pottery expert, Roseanne Meenan. |
We were delighted to have Pottery Expert, Roseanne Meenan, with us this week - to cast further light on some of the remarkable artefacts which have been loaned to us by the National Museum and which will form a key part of our groundfloor medieval exhibition when we reopen in mid June. From Roseanne's observations we learned that some of the shards of pottery related to olive dishes from Spain (yes medieval Galwegians ate Olives!), chaffing dishes that were used to keep food warm while on the table, and a whole host of other great information. The example shown in the pic above is part of a 'serving dish' of Devonware, imported into Galway from England in the 1600/1700s...
