Queen Victoria purchased dessert set

Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK) | September 27, 2007 | Copyright

Minton was founded in 1793 by Thomas Minton and Joseph and Samuel Poulson. Colin Minton Campbell, pictured, came to the Potteries from Liverpool in 1842, to join the family firm. At the Great Exhibition in 1851, Queen Victoria purchased a 116-piece dessert service to present to the Emperor of Austria, before ordering a second set for herself. The best-known Minton pattern is Haddon Hall, designed by John Wadsworth. Minton is renowned for its intricate gold patterns, and one-off plates can cost more than pounds5,000. Royal Doulton effectively took over Minton in 1968. The Minton paper archive ...

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