Sugar, Slavery and Empire, and the evolution of Worcester Porcelain Sucriers
Join food historian Dr Neil Buttery and ceramics expert Paul Crane FSA in a presentation discussing the role of sugar – and the associated enslavement of African peoples – in the growth and development of the British Empire and Worcester Porcelain in the 18th century. Neil will explore how the reach of what is termed the ‘sugar-slave complex’ was all-pervading, influencing the sale and evolution of fancy goods, especially those associated with the tea table, which, of course, included porcelain. As a case study, Paul will focus on the evolution of the sucrier in the first 50 years of Worcester Porcelain.
Image: An exceptionally rare early Dr Wall Worcester Sucrier and Cover with Flame finial, circa 1753. A unique example retaining its cover, the shape derived from silver. Ex Rous Lench collection Worcestershire.
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Institution or Organization name - Museum of Royal Worcester
