Wedgwood, Josiah
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Wedgwood, Josiah (1730–95). Potter, industrialist, and social reformer. Wedgwood was born into a Staffordshire family of potters and was at work by the age of 9. Shrewd and innovative in manufacture, design, and marketing, he capitalized on 18th‐cent. fashion and snobbery, setting up on his own in 1758, and opening the great Etruria factory in 1769. A notable commission came from Catherine the Great in 1774: a 952–piece service, now in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, decorated with exquisite and accurate detail of 18th‐cent. houses and countryside.
Wedgwood was keenly interested in the social and political problems of his day, much involved in road and canal development, and constantly reviewed the working and living conditions of his employees. His views were liberal/radical, he was sympathetic towards American independence in the 1770s, welcomed the French Revolution, and was a fervent supporter of the abolition of slavery.
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Josiah Wedgwood and His Circle
Magazine article from: Antiques & Collecting Magazine; 2/1/2008; ; 604 words
; ...Gallery in New York City presents Josiah Wedgwood and His Circle, on view through...trace the career and legacy of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795), an English...located ten miles north of London, Josiah Wedgwood emerged as the most ambitious...
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Troubled wedgwood can only pray for another josiah
Newspaper article from: Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK); 1/6/2009; 700+ words
; ...are being sent out for a new Josiah Wedgwood to save 250 years of manufacturing...the world. "Hopefully another Josiah Wedgwood is going to come along and say...altogether." Mr Hughes said Josiah Wedgwood set the standard for the global...
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Josiah Wedgwood. (book reviews)
Magazine article from: History Today; 9/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...Chatham's funeral, Josiah secured a portrait...reproduction in jasper. Wedgwood saw this |multiplying...laboratory in 1791, Wedgwood was quick to offer him...Reilly doubts whether Josiah was ever a member of...fellow |Lunatics'. Wedgwood earns his place in history...
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Josiah Wedgwood (1872-1943): the Commons Sense biographies of MPs from the past come from the work of the History of Parliament. Its founder, Josiah Wedgwood, was himself an MP: here David Cannadine writes about him and his creation.(COMMONS SENSE)
Magazine article from: History Today; 8/1/2005; 700+ words
; JOSIAH WEDGWOOD WAS Member of Parliament for Newcastle...he bore, was the famous potter, and Wedgwood took enormous pride in his family...monument to a great institution (and to Josiah Wedgwood), and it should be savoured and treasured...
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Underrated: The case for Josiah Wedgwood
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/13/1995; ; 679 words
; ...In 1863, nearly 70 years after Josiah Wedgwood's death, William Ewart Gladstone...whole life. n 'The Genius of Wedgwood' at the V&A, London, 8 June-17 Sept (0171-323 8988); 'Josiah Wedgwood: the Man and his Mark' at Stoke...
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JOSIAH WEDGWOOD: ENTREPRENEUR TO THE ENLIGHTENMENT
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 11/13/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...and product placement JOSIAH WEDGWOOD: ENTREPRENEUR TO THE...previous two decades was Josiah Wedgwood, 'Potter to Her Majesty...of the gene pool in Josiah. After an apprenticeship...the Public good'. In Wedgwood were merged all the...
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Lessons from old millennium. (On Marketing).(Josiah Wedgwood as effective brand builder)(Column)
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 10/14/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...illustrative to me was the story of Josiah Wedgwood, who founded his own pottery workshop...ate from wood or pewter plates. Wedgwood recognized that times were changing...gardens of the rich. In response, Wedgwood developed an improved creamware...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Josiah's descendants are preparing to table a bid for Wedgwood; ACQUISITION.(Business)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 2/3/2009; 517 words
; Two members of the Wedgwood family said yesterday they were considering...eighth-generation descendants of Josiah Wedgwood, who founded the firm in Stoke...business and plan to bring production of Wedgwood and Royal Doulton back to the UK if...
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A master potter: in the July 1930 issue, H. Granville Fell described the career of Josiah Wedgwood and how time in his sickbed spent researching his craft led him to become one of the world's greatest ceramicists.(FROM THE APOLLO: ARCHIVES)
Magazine article from: Apollo; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...industry, of the world than Josiah Wedgwood, the great English potter...soil' ... The life story of Josiah Wedgwood is one of the romances of the...the coarsest description... Josiah Wedgwood was the youngest of 13 children...
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BOOK REVIEW: Biography of British potter, businessman Josiah Wedgwood.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 10/24/2004; 700+ words
; ...Business News Oct. 24--Would that Josiah Wedgwood had lived another two or three...18th-century British potter. Wedgwood was born in 1730 to a family long...the ancient Roman Portland Vase. Wedgwood was also forever improving his...
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Josiah Wedgwood
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Josiah Wedgwood The English potter Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) established the Wedgwood pottery factory. His work is most associated with the neoclassic style. Josiah Wedgwood was born in August 1730 at Burslem, Staffordshire, into...
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Wedgwood, Josiah
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Wedgwood, Josiah (1730–95). Potter, industrialist, and social reformer. Wedgwood was born into a Staffordshire family...x2010;cent. houses and countryside. Wedgwood was keenly interested in the social and...
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Cicely Veronica Wedgwood
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...British writer Cicely Veronica Wedgwood (1910-1997) was a narrative...celebrated historians, Cicely Veronica Wedgwood was born on July 20, 1910, in...century Staffordshire potter Josiah Wedgwood, about whom she wrote a biography...
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Waterford Wedgwood plc
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Waterford Wedgwood plc 1-2 Upper Hatch Street Dublin...of Other Holding Companies Waterford Wedgwood pic is a holding company for two of...important exporters in Ireland, and Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Limited, a British producer...
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Waterford Wedgwood Holdings PLC
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Waterford Wedgwood Holdings PLC Barlaston Stoke –...Glassware, Pressed or Blown Waterford Wedgwood Holdings PLC serves as the parent company...important exporters in Ireland, and Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Limited, a British producer...
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