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A selection of precious objects from the past are remade using traditional methods.

Shaun Greenhalgh and Dr Janina Ramirez research and remake a selection of precious objects from the past using traditional materials and methods.

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Handmade in Bolton: Series 1: Palissy Plate

Palissy Plate

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Shaun Greenhalgh makes a Renaissance animal plate of the type invented by Bernard Palissy.

Ex-forger Shaun Greenhalgh is set the task of making a Renaissance animal plate of the type invented by the great French potter Bernard Palissy.

In episode three, ex-forger Shaun Greenhalgh is set the task of making a Renaissance animal plate of the type invented by the great French potter Bernard Palissy. Palissy’s plates are alive with writhing reptiles, but for Shaun, killing grass snakes in Lancashire is not an option. So how can he source some examples for his moulds? And will it mean journeying back to his dark past as a forger?

Handmade in Bolton: Series 1

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