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Thomas Wedgwood V (c. 1744–1786), master potter of the Overhouse, from whom descends the famous ceramic designer Clarice Cliff. John Wedgwood (born and died 1746) Catherine Wedgwood (1748–1750)
Sep 28, 2009 · When Josiah Wedgwood, an apprentice potter in Burslem, England, opened his own pottery business in 1759, nobody expected him to change the world. But 250 years later, his Wedgwood china is...
Josiah Wedgwood (Josiah) was born at the Church Yard Pottery in Burslem, Staffordshire. Josiah was the 12th and last child of Thomas Wedgwood and Mary Wedgwood. Josiah began his ceramic innovations with the introduction of creamware tableware, made from refined earthenware with a lead glaze.
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Wedgwood pieces (left to right): c. 1930, c. 1950, 1885. Wedgwood is an English fine china, porcelain and luxury accessories manufacturer that was founded on 1 May 1759 [1] by the potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood and was first incorporated in 1895 as Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd. [2] It was rapidly successful and was soon one of the ...
May 14, 2024 · Thomas Wedgwood. MAY 14, 2024. Thomas Wedgwood, an English chemist, was born May 14, 1771. Thomas was the son of Josiah Wedgwood I, the founder of the Wedgwood pottery firm, and ...
Nov 5, 2017 · The History of Wedgwood begins with Josiah Wedgwood, who was born in Burslem England in 1730, the youngest of twelve children of Thomas and Mary Wedgwood of the Churchyard Pottery.
Aug 4, 2019 · Josiah Wedgwood (ca July 12, 1730–January 3, 1795) was England's foremost pottery manufacturer and a mass producer of quality ceramics exported around the globe. A member of his family's fourth generation of potters, Wedgwood started his own independent firm and became the Royal Potter for Queen Charlotte, the consort of King George III.
