Over the past year, the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery has been developing an online database of objects from our permanent collection. Thanks to the help of Susan McKinnon, Katherine Marshall, Peter Flannery and Shannon Stehr, our Permanent Collection Online has 300 objects organized and listed. This is the first step towards the CC&GG making all of our permanent collection objects available online for public view, research, and interest. This project was funded and supported by the ___ Grant. Thank you to all who have continued to support this endeavour!
Click the link below to visit our Permanent Collection Online.
Tips for Searching
Keyword Search
Keyword Search allows you to perform a general search across multiple fields for any catalogue records online. Keyword searches use OR as the default connector between words (e.g. a search for Ceramic Vase will return records associated with Ceramic OR Vase). If you want to find records where both keywords are found, type in AND between the two words. To search for a specific phrase, be sure to put the phrase within quotes (e.g. “Blown Glass”). You can also use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard (e.g. a search for histor* would come up with records containing history, histories, historical, etc.). Searches are not case sensitive.
Advanced Search
Advanced Search can help you be more specific with your search. You can search for a word or phrase within a particular search category or use multiple categories to further narrow down your search results. For example, searching White in the Artists tab will bring up any records associated with a member of the White family, without having to sift through black & white photographs. You can also search Artist records through Advanced Search. Phrase searching with quotes and use of wildcards (*) are available in Advanced Search.
Explore
Explore is a great way to just browse the collection. Each Explore page displays a random assortment of images from the records online. If something piques your interest, click the thumbnail to view a larger version of the image.
Catalogue Searches (Objects / Library)
The individual catalogue searches can also help narrow down your search, by only searching with a selected catalogue. If you only want to search for objects, click the Objects button and type in your keyword(s) or phrase. You can also browse records within that catalogue without performing a search. Phrase searching, wildcards (*) as well as AND/OR statements are available when performing catalogue searches.
Artists
If you are interested in searching for the Creators associated with the collection, the Artists tab provides a way to browse and search these records.