The Pilkington Collection of Caughley and Coalport Porcelain
Artist: Caughley Porcelain Manufactory (active 1772 - 1799)
Location: Coalport China Museum
Date: 1750 - 1926
Materials: pottery
Grant:
Amount Paid: £2,260 (Total: £17,175)
Vendor: Christopher Pilkington
Review number: 2852 (1980)
Provenance:
Pilkington Collection which was previously on loan to the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust and exhibited at the Coalport China Works Museum
Description:
Over 60 items from a collection of over 550 pieces previously on loan to Ironbridge and exhibited at the Coalport China Works Museum. The collectin illustrates the development of the local ceramics industry from the establishment of the Caughley Factory, the founding of Coalport and its absorption of Caughley, to the closure of Coalport and its removal to Stoke-on-Trent.
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