Archive Reference / Library Class No.LS/738.15
TitleGold in my veins: my life as a Derby gilder.
Date2008
Publication Date2008
AuthorWherry, Betty
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
ISBN9781858584218
AbstractBetty Wherry was an apprentice gilder at Royal Crown Derby in the 1930s, who rose through the Company to become Gilding Trainer and Assistant Curator of the factory's prestigious museum. This autobiography describes her apprenticeship in the porcelain industry, the people she met and the life and work of a gilder.
TermArtists
Ceramic art

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Royal Crown Derby Porcelain; 1750-; Derby-based china manufacturer
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Derby 
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