Salford Museum Plates by Foley Pottery
Salford Museum Plates by Foley Pottery
Salford's Iconic Buildings Range Exclusively for Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Small=16cm in diameter
Large=20.5cm in diameter
Salford Museum and Art Gallery, in Peel Park, Salford, Greater Manchester, opened to the public in November 1850 as the Royal Museum and Public Library. The gallery and museum are devoted to the history of Salford and Victorian art and architecture.
Along with Queens Park and Phillips Park in Manchester, the Lark Hill estate and mansion were purchased by public subscription and opened to the public as Peel Park and Royal Museum and Public Library, in November 1850. In 1874 Edward Langworthy, former Mayor of Salford and early supporter of the museum, left a £10,000 bequest to the museum which was used to build the west wing, named the Langworthy Wing, connecting the north and south wings.
This range were designed and produced in the UK by small studio pottery works Foley Pottery.
Designed, made, decorated and fired in Stoke On Trent.
Product colours may vary from that on screen.