Abstract
Object biography is an analytic process that can be used to enhance contemporary creative works such as family memoirs (Schamberger et al. 2008) as it can depict historical information about a particular time and place that can prove interesting for readers. Author and ceramicist Edward de Waal used this approach to create his award-winning family memoir The Hare With Amber Eyes. This paper uses a personal case study to illustrate how an object biography of pieces of Herend – world-famous Hungarian porcelain – can be used in creating a memoir that describes aspects of my family history. Under normal circumstances, I would not have chosen to keep these pieces after my parents’ death, as the objects are not to my taste, that is, not aesthetically pleasing to me. Yet, they have great sentimental value because they represent the story of important landmarks in my families’ history, including how my paternal grandparents met, and my own pilgrimage to Hungary.
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