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Hace 5 días · Josiah Wedgwood (baptized July 12, 1730, Burslem [now in Stoke-on-Trent], Staffordshire, Eng.—died Jan. 3, 1795, Etruria, Staffordshire) was an English pottery designer and manufacturer, outstanding in his scientific approach to pottery making and known for his exhaustive researches into materials, logical deployment of labour, and ...
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11 de abr. de 2024 · Wedgwood Pottery – The Wedgwood tradition has always been embodied with experimentation, innovation and quality. Founded in 1759 by Josiah Wedgwood, the company continues to be one of the world’s leading pottery brands, now incorporating other famous names such as Coalport and Masons Ironstone.
Hace 2 días · This medallion was created by Josiah Wedgwood, a British ceramics maker and abolitionist, around 1787. The image of the kneeling slave in chains asking "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" became an international symbol of the abolitionist movement.
Hace 1 día · They were the first company in Liverpool to produce such wares. Josiah Wedgwood had produced most of the wares decorated by Green and Sadler. Green maintained a relationship with Wedgwood after Sadler retired in 1770, suggesting a possible maker for our 1788 beaker and jug, but I digress! William Orange’s Liverpool Business
31 de mar. de 2024 · The building on Queen Street was built in 1865 in memory of potter and and philanthropist Josiah Wedgwood. , as a place to run courses for the working men of Burslem on science, business and...
5 de abr. de 2024 · In the 18th century, the Englishman Josiah Wedgwood made a black stoneware called basaltes and a white stoneware (coloured with metallic oxides) called jasper. A fine white stoneware, called Ironstone china, was introduced in England early in the 19th century.
10 de abr. de 2024 · The Portland Vase was Josiah Wedgwood’s greatest accomplishment. He had to get the mix of clay and firing temperature just right and there were times when vase after vase failed in the kiln. Eventually the master potter triumphed, and the almost faultless example in the British museum is testament to his achievement.
