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Archive Reference / Library Class No.LS/738.27
TitleWilliam Duesbury II: porcelain manufacturer to His Majesty, 1763-1796
Date2014
Publication Date2014
AuthorCope, Geoffrey
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ISBN9780993188701
TermPOTTERY

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Royal Crown Derby Porcelain; 1750-; Derby-based china manufacturer
Duesbury; William (1763-1796); China manufacturer; son of the William Duesbury, who was the founder of the Derby porcelain works, later Royal Crown Derby.
Duesbury; William (1725-1786); China manufacturer; founder of the Derby porcelain works later carried on by his son, William Duesbury II.
Heath; John (1705-1782); Of Makeney; mayor of Derby, banker, and co-founder of the Derby porcelain works.
Planche; Andrew (1728-1805); Of Huguenot extraction; china manufacturer and co-founder of the Derby porcelain works.
Kean; Michael (1761-1823); Painter of miniatures; partner with William Duesbury II in the Derby china works, and married his widow after Duesbury's death in 1796.
Vulliamy; Benjamin (1747-1811); Clockmaker to George III; some his clocks incorporated Derby China figures.
Lygo; Joseph (fl 1788); Sole London agent of the Derby Porcelain Factory.
Duesbury; James (fl 1790); Brother of William Duesbury II, the Derby china manufacturer.
Spangler; Jean Jacques (fl 1790); Swiss artist; modeller of figures for the Derby china factory.
Coffee; William John (1774-1846); Sculptor; worked as a modeller for the Derby China works, at Pinxton Porcelain and potteries at Friar Gate in Derby and at Gresley..
Boreman; Zachariah (1736-1810); China decorator at the Derby China Works, specialising in topographical and landscape subjects.
Billingsley; William (1758-1828); Born Derby; influential painter of Derby porcelain. Also worked at Pinxton and Mansfield potteries.
Withers; Edward (fl 1795); Decorator of porcelain at the Derby China Works.
Duesbury; John (fl 1787); Relative of William Duesbury II; painter at the Derby China Works.
Duesbury; Elizabeth (1767-1828); Born Derby, nee Edwards; married Willliam Duesbury II, china manufacturer, and after his death, his business partner Michael Kean.
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