18-641: Surname list/set index Perrins may refer to: Charles William Dyson Perrins (1864–1958), English businessman, bibliophile and philanthropist Chris Perrins , LVO, FRS (born 1935), British biologist George Perrins (1873 – unknown) was an English footballer Isaac Perrins , English bareknuckle prizefighter and 18th-century engineer Leslie Perrins (1901–1962), English actor who often played villains Wesley Perrins , MBE (1905–1990), English trade unionist and Labour Party politician from Stourbridge William Henry Perrins (1793–1867), drug-store chemist who formed
36-528: A partnership in 1823 with John Wheeley Lea See also [ edit ] Dyson Perrins CofE Academy , co-educational secondary school with academy status in Malvern, Worcestershire, England Dyson Perrins Laboratory , organic chemistry research laboratory in the University of Oxford, 1916–2003 Perrins Corners, Ontario in eastern Ontario, Canada Lea & Perrins , United Kingdom based food division of
54-575: Is a ceramics museum located in the Royal Worcester porcelain factory's former site in Worcester, England . The museum houses the world’s largest collection of Worcester porcelain . The collections date back to 1751 and the Victorian gallery, the ceramic collections, archives, and records of factory production, form the primary resource for the study of Worcester porcelain and its history. The museum
72-533: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Charles William Dyson Perrins Charles William Dyson Perrins FRAS (25 May 1864 – 29 January 1958) was an English businessman, bibliophile , and philanthropist . He was born in Claines , near Worcester , the son of James Dyson Perrins, the owner of the Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce factory and the grandson of William Perrins , co-originator of
90-782: Is the only part of Royal Worcester left at the Severn Street site in Worcester after the factory went into administration in 2008 and closed in 2009. The Royal Worcester Visitor Centre, the seconds shop, and the café all closed with the factory in 2009. The Museum of Royal Worcester was formerly known as the Museum of Worcester Porcelain and the Dyson Perrins Museum and Worcester Porcelain Museum , after Charles William Dyson Perrins of Worcestershire sauce fame. The collections includes pieces from
108-682: The British Museum . For example, his Mughal manuscript the Emperor Akbar's Khamsa of Nizami is now in the British Library and Palestrina by J. M. W. Turner is in the National Gallery . Perrins married: Charles William Dyson Perrins died at Davenham on 29 January 1958, and was buried at Great Malvern. Museum of Royal Worcester The Museum of Royal Worcester (formerly Worcester Porcelain Museum and Dyson Perrins Museum )
126-517: The Dyson Perrins Laboratory , which was the main centre for research into organic chemistry at Oxford University from its foundation in 1916 until its retirement as a laboratory in 2003. He received an honorary DCL from Oxford University . During Perrins's life, he amassed one of the most important book collections in the world, particularly strong in medieval illuminated manuscripts and printed ballads. To help finance and re-establish
144-560: The "Dyson Perrins Museum" at the factory site to house the collection. It is now called "The Museum of Royal Worcester " (previously "Worcester Porcelain Museum"). Perrins lived in Malvern for most of his life, and amongst his many charitable deeds in Worcestershire was the endowment of Dyson Perrins Church of England Academy in Malvern. He served as Mayor of Worcester for 1897–98 and as High Sheriff of Worcestershire for 1899–1900. He
162-618: The 18th century, when shapes and patterns were copied from the Far East for use in the homes of the very rich. A display in the first gallery shows an 18th-century furnished room with a long case clock and table laid for dessert. A trio of hexagonal vases feature on the mantle piece in what would have been a gentleman's home. In contrast, the Victorian gallery has deep colours, extravagant exhibition pieces, and works of great craftsmanship. Here it can be seen how travel influenced design and how with
180-560: The H.J. Heinz Company, originating in Worcester, England Perrin (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Perrins . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Perrins&oldid=1089816893 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
198-573: The Lea & Perrins secret recipe. He was educated at Charterhouse School and The Queen's College, Oxford , and then served in the Highland Light Infantry . After the death of his father, he took over management of Lea & Perrins. His father had also been a director of Royal Worcester Porcelain Factory and Charles followed him, becoming a director in 1891. He became chairman in 1901 and supported
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#1732886307569216-507: The Royal Worcester factory after World War II , he decided to sell his important collection of early printed books, and they were mostly dispersed in a series of sales at Sotheby's in London in 1946 and 1947. His illuminated manuscripts and other remaining printed books were sold after his death in three major auction sales in 1958 to 1960. A record total for a single collection of £1,100,000
234-699: The beginning of porcelain manufacturing in Worcester in 1751 until the closure of the Royal Worcester factory in Worcester. The museum is owned by the Dyson Perrins Museum Trust. The Worcester Porcelain Museum collection is displayed in three permanent galleries: the Georgian Gallery, the Victorian Gallery, and the Twentieth Century Gallery. The museum holds over 10,000 objects made between 1751 and 2009. The collections date back to
252-633: The factory financially. He bought the company outright in 1934 and ensured its continuity from his own fortune until it could be taken public in 1954. In 1927, he purchased the Royal Worcester Porcelain Factory's historic ceramics collection for a price above market value to assist the firm's cashflow. In 1946, he established the Perrins Trust to unite the factory museum collection and his own private holdings of Royal Worcester and ensure their survival. After his death, his widow established
270-429: The museum. This together with the facts trail combines to set the historical backdrop and present the technical achievements, the workers who made and decorated the porcelain, and the customers who bought it. Disability and access The Museum of Royal Worcester has full wheelchair access throughout the galleries, two lifts and a disabled toilet. Wheelchairs are available for use at the museum. Three hour street parking
288-508: The onslaught of the Industrial Revolution more people could afford to buy fine works. The museum tour ends in the 20th century, where as well as producing bespoke services, commissioned by some of the factory's private customers, changing lifestyles and the advent of modern appliances like freezers and microwave ovens required a new range of products. Henry Sandon and Lars Tharp together with others worked on an audio tour for
306-476: Was a major benefactor of the Royal Grammar School, Worcester and endowed new buildings including Perrins Hall (1914) named after his father, an old boy . The school organ is in this building and is played regularly at assemblies. He became a Six Master and chairman of the governors of that school until the 1950s. His portrait by A. Hacker (1907) hangs in the hall. In Oxford , he funded the building of
324-628: Was raised by these sales. Items once owned by C. W. Dyson Perrins now form the basis of many other prominent collections, such as the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection now in the Library of Congress . Many other items from his collection were given or bequeathed by him to public institutions such as the Victoria and Albert Museum , the National Gallery , the Ashmolean Museum , Winchester Cathedral library, and
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