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The company's £134 million pension debt threatened the future of the museum where the collection was kept and an appeal was launched which also raised £13 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Art Fund and private foundations.
Stephen Deuchar, director of the Art Fund, which helped run the campaign, hailed the "amazing show of public support" ranging from £10 gifts via text message to six-figure cheques.
"Britain united to save this collection," he said.
Around 30 percent of the money came from the Midlands area of central England where the collection is displayed at the Wedgwood factory site near the city of Stoke-on-Trent.
The company traces its history back to 1759 when Josiah Wedgwood started work as a potter, eventually transforming the business into an international industry.
Its early success was attributed to innovative designs imported from ancient cultures being rediscovered as Britain built its empire, and its imitation of Chinese porcelain.
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Stephen Deuchar, director of the Art Fund, which helped run the campaign, hailed the "amazing show of public support" ranging from £10 gifts via text message to six-figure cheques.
"Britain united to save this collection," he said.
Around 30 percent of the money came from the Midlands area of central England where the collection is displayed at the Wedgwood factory site near the city of Stoke-on-Trent.
The company traces its history back to 1759 when Josiah Wedgwood started work as a potter, eventually transforming the business into an international industry.
Its early success was attributed to innovative designs imported from ancient cultures being rediscovered as Britain built its empire, and its imitation of Chinese porcelain.
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