Second Wedgwood Pattern Book, about 1811. The collections and UNESCO-recognised archives explore the history of the Wedgwood family, from the creative genius of founder Josiah Wedgwood – pioneering businessman and social campaigner – to notable Wedgwood descendants both in and out of the factory, from naturalist Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882) to composer Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958), and their wider cultural context. The museum charts the Wedgwood story through changing fashions from Rococo to neo-Classical pottery alongside examples of Wedgwood’s pioneering collaborations with artists and designers from John Flaxman to Eduardo Paolozzi. Highlights from the collection include Wedgwood’s early creamware and jasperware experiments, Wedgwood’s copy of the Portland vase, the Wedgwood family portrait of 1780 by George Stubbs, and early examples of the medallion Wedgwood produced to support the Abolitionist cause. Around 3,500 objects are on display in the purpose-built museum, showcasing the commercial and aesthetic history of Wedgwood ceramics from iconic jasperware and black basalt vases and ornaments, to bone china tea-sets and classic 20th-century designs. Sterling Pottery Ltd back stamp Cooper Clayton ( Cooper Clayton Pottery mold ) Granny Character Jug produced 1947-1953. Here is a description from an auction company's web site: Horical Staffordshire Liverpool commemorative transfer decorated creamware pitcher depicting the Apotheosis of Washington to one side, after the print by John James Barralet (Pennsylvania, 1747-1815) an American maritime ship bearing a US 16-star flag to the other side and the.
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