Uploaded November 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Look at this beautiful blue onion Meissen centrepiece! Did you know the Meissen Porcelain manufactory was founded over 200 years ago? They still make porcelain in the blue onion pattern today.

This film is part of our Objects in Focus series, where we take a moment to find out more about some of the interesting objects in the museum collection.

Find out more about the Bank of England Museum and view highlights from our collection: bankofengland.co.uk/museum/online-collections