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CrockeryWednesday 11 June 2003
An ornate fruit stand hand-painted by William Cook, dated from 1855. Image courtesy of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
How would you feel about eating jelly with a knife and fork?

An exhibition A Feast for the Eyes of Coalport & Caughley porcelain opens this month at the Coalport China Museum. Curator Penny Brown brings two nineteenth century table settings into the studio to compare, from both a wealthy and a working family.
Penny Brown joins Jenny along with Janice Blackburn, Curator of Contemporary Decorative Arts at Sothebys, who will talk about present trends when it comes to buying crockery.
Exhibition 'A Feast for the Eyes' opens 14 June at the Coalport China Museum, near Ironbridge, Shropshire. .
For further information, contact the Tourist Information Centre at Ironbridge on 01952 432166 or visit their Website

BBC Shropshire: A Feast For The Eyes?
Ironbridge Gorge Museums Website


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