Eye For Detail

Many of the paintings, furniture and pottery on show include intricate details. Their makers' skills, a delight to the eye, are revealed on a closer look.

Among the ceramics are plates, cups and teapots with detailed Chinese scenes. landscapes, and finely painted flowers and birds by artists who worked for factories such as Worcester, Coalport or those in Staffordshire.

Arts and Crafts designers paid particular attention to detail and there are good examples in the furniture here.

A few textiles are on display. Here you can see fine examples of embroidery from two and three hundred years ago. As these fade easily they are frequently changed with others in the study collections.

One of the largest paintings is full of tiny details. ‘Countryside Around Dixton Manor’ shows the complete process of haymaking from cutting the hay to celebrating the harvest.

This only gives a glimpse of some of the details to be found in the Art Gallery & Museum. With so much to discover, each visit provides a chance to see new things.