Worcester Porcelain Museum
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The Royal Worcester
porcelain factory's former site in Worcester
, England
, includes a visitor centre and the independent Worcester Porcelain Museum (formerly known as the Dyson Perrins Museum), owned by the Dyson Perrins Museum Trust.
The museum houses the world’s largest collection of Worcester porcelain
. The collections date back to 1751 and the Victorian
gallery, the ceramic collections, archives and records of factory production, form the primary resource for the study of Worcester porcelain and its history.
Royal Worcester
Royal Worcester is believed to be the oldest remaining English pottery brand still in existence today.-Overview:Royal Worcester is a British brand known for its history, provenance and classically English collections of porcelain...
porcelain factory's former site in Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, includes a visitor centre and the independent Worcester Porcelain Museum (formerly known as the Dyson Perrins Museum), owned by the Dyson Perrins Museum Trust.
The museum houses the world’s largest collection of Worcester porcelain
Porcelain
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...
. The collections date back to 1751 and the Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
gallery, the ceramic collections, archives and records of factory production, form the primary resource for the study of Worcester porcelain and its history.