Vessel

A bronze cast sculpture, in the form of a vessel resembling preserved fragments, evokes the timeless quality of the products which made Royal Worcester Porcelain a global success.

The artwork, created by award winning artists  musson+retallick, is inspired by the 275-year history of porcelain manufacturing in the city. Find out more about the artist here.

Neil Musson and Jono Retallick said:

We are delighted to have worked with Worcester City Council, Museum of Royal Worcester and Royal Porcelain Works to create a series of artworks inspired by the museum’s impressive archive.

We have turned a design sketch into a sculpture and transfer prints into wall-mounted hallmarks. The artworks evolved through community workshops in which we explored the idea of a ‘vessel’ as both a decorative object and a container for precious memories.

Our thanks to all those who have been involved and supported us on this voyage of discovery.

Worcester City Council arranged funding for the public artwork through developer contributions from Berkeley Homes in relation to their Waterside residential development.

The new display, positioned in the courtyard outside Henry Sandon Hall in the city’s ‘Porcelain Quarter’, consists of a sculpture inspired by shards of porcelain discovered in excavations of the original factory site.