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A la Ronde Symposium - '“A Place to cultivate her Mind in by Musing:” Anne Reckless Emlen’s 1757 Shellwork Grotto'

Laura Keim and Team presenting a paper at the A la Ronde Symposium
Laura Keim and Team, A la Ronde Symposium | © National Trust / Richard Gregory

On 11th July 2024 we held our Symposium, entitled ‘Female Craft and Design in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries’. Held at Reed Hall, University of Exeter, we invited a wide range of people to share stories about A la Ronde and how it connects to the wider world. This paper '“A Place to cultivate her Mind in by Musing:” Anne Reckless Emlen’s 1757 Shellwork Grotto' was presented by Laura Keim, Kalia Temple and Lara Kaplan, as part of the panel 'Georgian period embellished decorative interiors using natural materials'.

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“A Place to cultivate her Mind in by Musing:” Anne Reckless Emlen’s 1757 Shellwork Grotto

Laura Keim, Kaila Temple and Lara Kaplan presented their paper '“A Place to cultivate her Mind in by Musing:” Anne Reckless Emlen’s 1757 Shellwork Grotto' at the A la Ronde symposium 2024.

The interior of the cabinet of curiosities in the Library at A la Ronde, Devon.
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The Compendium 

The Compendium is a collection of stories to delight and surprise. You can explore all things A la Ronde here in one central place for the first time. We will be adding new stories for years to come.

A crowd during one of the presentations at the Symposium. A la Ronde, Devon.
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The Symposium 

On 11th July 2024, A la Ronde hosted its first academic conference, ‘The Symposium: Female Craft and Design in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries’. Learn more about the day here.

Lucy Powell presenting a paper at the A la Ronde Symposium
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A la Ronde Symposium - ''The Feather'd Fair': women, femininity and feathers in the 1790's' 

On 11th July 2024 we held A la Ronde's Symposium, entitled ‘Female Craft and Design in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries’. This paper ''The Feather'd Fair': women, femininity and feathers in the 1790's’ was presented by Dr Lucy Powell. Learn more about the paper here.