Moorcroft connections help commercial fortunes

This 7 x 4in (18 x 11cm) enamel plaque in a silvered frame (right) by Francis Arthur Edwardes is the work of the Duchess of Sutherland Cripples Guild – the metalware workshop set up to aid and educate the children of the Potteries.

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Remarkably, its former owner was William Moorcroft.

The plaque was one of two …

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