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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
LS/738.15
Title
Gold in my veins: my life as a Derby gilder.
Date
2008
Publication Date
2008
Author
Wherry, Betty
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
ISBN
9781858584218
Abstract
Betty 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.
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Artists
Ceramic art
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Royal Crown Derby Porcelain; 1750-; Derby-based china manufacturer
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Type
Derby
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