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Bernard Rackham
1876–1964
A longtime Victoria and Albert Museum curator, he helped turn the study of ceramics and stained glass into a serious field of research. His books are especially remembered for their pioneering work on Italian maiolica.
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A Book of Porcelain: Fine examples in the Victoria & Albert Museum
by Bernard Rackham
About the author
Born in London on July 26, 1876, Bernard Rackham studied at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and then joined the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1898. Over the course of his career there, he became one of Britain’s leading authorities on ceramics and stained glass.
Rackham is best known for his research on Italian maiolica and for writing and lecturing in a way that helped wider audiences appreciate decorative arts. He later served as Keeper of the museum’s Department of Ceramics, and his scholarship remained influential long after his retirement.
He died in Liss, Hampshire, on February 13, 1964. Reliable sources confirm his importance as a curator, writer, and lecturer, but a suitable verified portrait image was not available from the page images I could confirm during this search.