Entrepreneur William Duesbury had an impact as a decorator in London before he became a partner and later outright owner of the Derby porcelain factory. He went on to purchase the Chelsea factory.

Patricia Begg OAM will look at his influence - and of course there is be pieces of porcelain to handle.

jug, manufacturer: Chelsea porcelain factory (estab. circa 1743-1745, closed 1769) circa 1760