Francis Gardner
Verbilky. Nr. Moscow. Russia.
Started a porcelain factory around 1766 which continued to operate until 1891, when it was sold to the giant manufacturing co-operative, Matvei Kuznetzov.
This in turn was nationalised in 1918 and was then known as the Dmitrov Porcelain Factory.
Reference: Note Access M.S. Kuznetsov Francis Gardner
