Tutor information
Elisabeth Grass
Elisabeth is a DPhil student in the History Faculty. Through the prism of the country estate, her research focuses on the socio-cultural activities of West Indian slaveholders in Britain in the eighteenth century. It offers perspectives on wealth derived from enslaved labour and its legacy in our built environment. A rare book specialist by profession, she is particularly interested in the colonial dimensions of collecting, and in the country house library as a repository of imperial knowledge.
Courses
This three-day course will offer Continuing Professional Development to heritage sector professionals. It will focus on the material legacy of Empire and colonialism through paintings, decorative arts and the built environment. Through a series of lecture
From porcelain to silver, and textiles to trade routes, this weekend event will explore how decorative arts were integral to the development of early-modern European Empires.