Worcester Porcelain Museum

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The Worcester Porcelain Museum on Severn Street (2006)
The old Royal Worcester Factory Museum (pre 1900)

The Worcester Porcelain Museum (officially The Museum of Worcester Porcelain ) houses the world's largest collection of Royal Worcester porcelain. The pottery collections, archives, and records of the factory production are the primary source for any study of Worcester porcelain and its history. Opened in 1879, the museum is next to the former china factory on Severn Street in Worcester .

history

During the 1860s and 70s, Richard William Binns FSA (1819–1900) director and the first corporate historian began buying copies of early Worcester and other works of art to inspire the workforce. Fascinated by the art of the Far East and following the example of the Musée national de Céramique-Sèvres in France, he amassed a large collection of Japanese, Chinese and Korean ceramics and Japanese bronzes. He acquired a large amount of literature on sculpture , architecture , clothing , calligraphy , botany , and decorative works of art.

The first Royal Worcester factory museum opened in November 1879. The collection was displayed in a large room in the heart of the factory and contained many pieces from the early 19th century and the Victorian era . The exhibition catalog was published by RW Binns in 1884. The collection, which came from different countries and comprised more than 10,000 objects, was sold after Binns' death in 1900.

His son Charles William Dyson Perrins (1864-1958) was a respected local benefactor. He succeeded his father as the director of Royal Worcester in 1891. The Perrins family's wealth came from their partnership with John Wheeley Tea and the discovery of the secret recipe for Lea & Perrin's Worcestershire sauce . In the early years of the 20th century he founded one of the most important private collections of Worcester porcelain of the 18th century. In 1926, Dyson Perrins bought the museum collection and library in order to clean up the china company's finances, on condition that the exhibits remain on display for his life. In 1934 he bought the Royal Worcester factory, founded a new company and became its chairman. During the First World War , the museum's collections were packed and stored in cellars in Worcester and Malvern, Worcestershire .

In 1946, Dyson Perrins created the Perrins Museum Trust to manage and merge his own private collection with that of the former corporate museum.

The new combined collections of Worcester porcelain were reopened to the public in June 1951. The new museum was opened by Princess Elisabeth on her visit to Royal Worcester's 200th anniversary.

To ensure a permanent home for the museum, CW Dyson Perrin's widow Frieda gave the funds so that the collection found its place in the buildings of St. Peters School in 1967.

In 1995 the museum received a porcelain collection from the estate of James Giles . This new acquisition was the reason to completely redesign the exhibition over the next four years and to double the exhibition area. This was done with the help of a National Lottery grant and donations from charitable foundations, companies and individuals.

The museum changed its name from Dyson Perrins Museum to The Worcester Porcelain Museum to make the name "Worcester" better known. The 2008 bankruptcy of the Royal Worcester company left the museum untouched as it financed itself independently.

The museum is a registered charity managed by a board of directors. The members of the supervisory board work on a voluntary basis. The museum is financed by entrance fees, gifts and donations.

Individual evidence

  • Origins of the Museum. (PDF; 180 kB) Worcester Porcelain Museum, March 3, 2010, accessed on March 3, 2010 (English).

literature

  • Henry Sandon. The Illustrated Guide to Worcester Porcelain 1751-1793 . Praeger, New York. 1969.
  • Lawrence Branyan, Neal French, John Sandon. Worcester Blue & White Porcelain 1751-1790 . Vintage / Ebury (A Division of Random House Group). 1981. ISBN 978-0091440602
  • Gerald Coke. In Search of James Giles . Micawber. Saint Paul. 1983.
  • Simon Spero. Worcester Porcelain: The Klepser Collection . Alan Wofsy Fine Arts. ISBN 978-0839003427 .
  • Franklin Allen Barrett. Worcester Porcelain & Lund's Bristol . Faber & Faber. 1966.
  • Geoffrey A. Godden. Caughley & Worcester Porcelains 1775-1800 . Barrie & Jenkins, 1969. ISBN 978-0257650227 .
  • F. Severne Mackenna. Worcester Porcelain, The Wall Period and its Antecedents . F. Lewis, 1950.
  • H. Rissik Marshall. Colored Worcester Porcelain of the First Period 1751 - 1783 . Ceramic Book Company, 1954.
  • Dinah Reynolds. Worcester Porcelain: Marshall Collection (Ashmolean Handbooks) . Ashmolean Museum, 2006. ISBN 978-1854441270
  • Simon Spero, John Sandon. Worcester Porcelain 1751-1790, The Zorensky Collection . Antique Collectors Club Dist A / C, 2007. ISBN 978-1851492282
  • Geoffrey A. Godden. Chamberlain-Worcester Porcelain: 1788-1852 . First Glance Books, 1996. ISBN 978-1854223036
  • Henry Sandon. Flight and Barr Worcester Porcelain 1783-1840 . ACC Distribution, 1993. ISBN 978-0902028753
  • Peter Woodger. James Hadley & Sons Artist Potters Worcester . Woodger-Great Britain, 2003. ISBN 978-0954605803
  • Henry Sandon, John Sandon. Grainger's Worcester Porcelain . David & Charles, 1990. ISBN 978-0712620529
  • Harris & Willis. An Exhibition of Porcelain Manufactured by E. Locke & Co. Worcester . 1989.
  • Henry Sandon. Royal Worcester Porcelain 1862 to the Present Day . Clarkson N. Potter, 1973.
  • HJ, David Sandon. The Sandon guide to Royal Worcester figures: 1900-1970 . Alderman Press, 1987. ISBN 978-0946619184
  • Richard William Binns. Worcester China: A Record of the Work of Forty-five Years, 1852-1897 . Adamant Media Corporation, 1897. ISBN 978-1402160059
  • Derek Shirley. A Guide to the Dating of Royal Worcester - Porcelain Marks from 1862 . Mid Wales Litho Ltd., Griffithstown, 1987.
  • John Edwards. The Charlton Standard Catalog of Royal Worcester Figurines . The Charlton Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0889682719
  • Harry Frost. Royal Worcester Porcelain and the Dyson Perrins Collection . Pitkin, 1993. ISBN 978-0853725534
  • Aileen Dawson. The Art of Worcester Porcelain, 1751--1788: Masterpieces from the British Museum Collection . UPNE, 2009. ISBN 978-1584657521
  • Ray Jones. Porcelain in Worcester 1751-1951, An Illustrated Social History . Parkbarn, 1993. ISBN 978-1898097006
  • S. Fisher. Worcester Porcelain . 1968.
  • Richard William Binns. A Century of Potting in the City of Worcester 1751-1851 . Bernard Quaritch, 1877.
  • Tony Horsley. Distinguished Extinguishers . 1999.
  • Bernard Watney. English Blue & White Porcelain of the 18th Century . Thomas Yoseloff, 1964.
  • Geoffrey A. Godden. The Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks . Hervert Jenkins, 1964.
  • John Twitchett, Henry Sandon. Landscapes on Derby and Worcester Porcelain . Apollo Books, 1988. ISBN 978-0950654959
  • 18th Century English Transfer Printed Porcelain & Enamels . Mulberry Press, 1991.
  • Michael Berthoud. A Compendium of British Cups . Micawber Publications, 1991. ISBN 978-0950710358
  • Philip Miller, Michael Berthoud. A Anthology of British Teapots . Micawber Publications, 1985. ISBN 978-0950710341
  • Robin Emmerson. British Teapots and Tea Drinking . Stationery Office Books, 1992. ISBN 978-0117012240
  • Paul Atterbury. The Parian Phenomenon, A Survey of Victorian Parian Porcelain Statuary and Busts . Richard Dennis Publications Dist, 2006. ISBN 978-0903685221

Web links

Commons : Worcester Porcelain Museum  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 52 ° 11 '12.9 "  N , 2 ° 13' 9.9"  W.