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Wedgwood, Josiah

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1730–95, English potter, descendant of a family of Staffordshire potters and perhaps the greatest of all potters. At the age of nine he went to work at the plant owned by his brother Thomas in Burslem, and in 1751, with a partner, he started in business. In 1753 he joined Thomas Whieldon of Fenton, then one of the foremost potters of Staffordshire, and in 1759 Wedgwood started his own business at the Ivy House Works, Burslem. He obtained a site near Stoke-on-Trent, where he built a village called Etruria for his workers and opened a new works in 1769. In that year he took into partnership Thomas Bentley, who remained a valuable ally until his death in 1780. At Etruria, Wedgwood specialized in ornamental products to supplement the utilitarian wares of Burslem. Wedgwood entered the field of pottery at a time when it was still a backward and minor industry and by his skill, taste, and organizing abilities transformed it into one of great importance and enormous aesthetic appeal. He…
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Subject : biography, technology and manufacturing Place : United Kingdom, 'England English pottery manufacturer, one of the most celebrated and influential of all time. Wedgwood was born in about June 1730 in Burslam, Staffordshire, the youngest son of Thomas Wedgwood, who was also a renowned…
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Wedgwood is a trademark used to describe a kind of ceramic ware made originally by the English potter Josiah Wedgwood ( 1730-1795 ). Wedgwood pottery is known for its classical ornamentation in white relief particularly on a blue ( Wedgwood blue ) background. Born at Burslem, Staffordshire, Wedgwood…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(baptized July 12, 1730, Burslem, Staffordshire, Eng.—died Jan. 3, 1795, Etruria, Staffordshire) British pottery designer and manufacturer. His family had been potters since the 17th century. After an apprenticeship with his elder brother, he formed a partnership with another potter and finally went…
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Portrait of the English potter Josiah Wedgwood (Burslem, 1730 - Stoke-on-Trent, 1795), by Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), oil on canvas. England, 18th century.
Credit: Portrait of the English potter Josiah Wedgwood (Burslem, 1730 - Stoke-on-Trent, 1795), by Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), oil on canvas. England, 18th century. / De Agostini Picture Library / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: London, National Museum Of Science And Industry, Science Museum…
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Full text Article Neoclassicism

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Eighteenth-century architects, artists, and designers did not describe their work as "neoclassical" but did view it as an attempt to recreate "the true style of the ancients." Their aim was thus scarcely different from that of Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472) and his followers during the…
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