about tullia
I am a museum professional and third-year PhD student currently based in Scotland. My pronouns are she/her.
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I am of mixed Chinese and Scottish heritage and my core research interests lie in the movement of artefacts between these two regions from AD1830 to the present. Researching where museum objects come from informs how we can best care for and utilise them now, and I consider this core to a museum's duties.
My other interests include Chinese lacquerware and furniture; and the history of archaeology in Hong Kong.
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education
PhD in History of Art
University of Glasgow, National Museums Scotland, Durham University
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award
October 2021–present
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Project title:
Shaping Taste, Building Knowledge: Collecting China in Scotland in the Early 20th Century
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Supervisors:
Prof. Nick Pearce, University of Glasgow
Dr. Qin Cao, Durham University
Dr. Minna Törmä, University of Glasgow
Dr. John Giblin, National Museums Scotland
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MA Museum and Artefact Studies
Durham University
October 2019–September 2020
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Classification: Distinction
Thesis:
Fraser, T.C. 2020. "I Feared that in My Haste, I Had Not Said Everything": Displaying the Chinese Diasporas in Britain. Unpublished thesis (Distinction), Department of Archaeology, Durham University.
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Exhibition:
I Was Here: Hidden Messages from Durham's Archaeology.
Museum of Archaeology, Durham. Postponed due to COVID-19.
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BA (Hons) Archaeology
Durham University
October 2016–July 2019
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Classification: First Class Honours
Dissertation:
Fraser, T.C. 2019. Strings of the Lotus Root: A Study of Chinese Antiquities Collectors’ Networks from China to the West in the Late Qing-Republican Period (AD1839-AD1949). Unpublished dissertation (First Class Honours), Department of Archaeology, Durham University.
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Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
Good Hope School, Hong Kong
September 2010–July 2016
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Subjects taken:
Chinese Language
English Language
Mathematics
Liberal Studies
History
Literature in English
Chemistry
languages
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Cantonese
英
English
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Putonghua
experience
Oriental Museum, Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
2024
Asia Department and Research Institute, Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
2022
Global Arts, Cultures and Design Department, National Museums Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland
2021–present
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University Museum and Art Gallery, the University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
2021
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Oriental Museum, Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
2019–2020
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Library and Collections Department, Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
2019–2020
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Liang Yi Museum
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
2019
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Buckingham Palace, Royal Collection Trust
London, United Kingdom
2018
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County Records Office, Durham County Council
Durham, United Kingdom
2018
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Archaeological Services, Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
2017
memberships
Fellow
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
2023
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Member
Oriental Ceramic Society
2021
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Lifetime Member
Hong Kong Archaeological Society
2021
research interests
Provenance Research into Chinese Material Culture
Chinese Lacquerware and Classical Chinese Furniture
Seaham and Dawden, County Durham
1880–1940
The Development of Archaeology and Antiquarianism in Hong Kong
1920–1969
Museum Representations of the Chinese Diasporas in Britain
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