The Wedgwoods: being a life of Josiah Wedgwood, with memoirs of the Wedgwood and other families and a history of the early potteries of Staffordshire

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CHAPTER XIII.

Josiah Wedgwood's Opposition in Parliament to the Extension of

Champion's Patent.—“Memorial” of Wedgwood and others.-

Champion's “Reply.”—Josiah Wedgwood issues his “Remarks."-

Wedgwood's “Reasons” for opposing the Act.—“ Case of the

Potters.”—The Bill passes the House of Commons.-Amended by

the Lords.—Passing of the Act.–Examples of Champion's Bristol

China.-Decay of the Works.-Champion sells his Patent Right to

a Company in Staffordshire

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CHAPTER XIV.

Introduction of the Manufacture of China into Staffordshire.-William

Littler and Aaron Wedgwood.--Champion's Patent bought by a

Company.-Works established at Tunstall.—Removed to Shelton.-

New Hall Works.-Samuel Eollins; Anthony Keeling; John

Turner; Jacob Warburton, and others.-Examples of New Hall

China.-Josiah Wedgwood enters into Partnership with Mr. Carthew

for working Cornish Stone.— Thomas Bentley visits Paris.—Wedg-

wood and Bentley's Dutch and French Catalogues.—John Flaxman.

– Death of Thomas Bentley. His Monument at Chiswick.--Pro-

posed Inscriptions to his Memory ..

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CHAPTER XV.

John Flaxman-His Connection with Josiah Wedgwood.—Original

Bills and Letters of Flaxman's.—Mode of reducing Medallions, &c.,

by Firing.–Flaxman's Medallion Portraits-His Bas-reliefs-His

Designs for Set of Chessmen.- Mr. Marjoribank's Collection.-

Friezes and Plaques.-Flaxman's Models in Wax.—Josiah Wedg-

wood elected F.R.S.--Sir Joshua Reynolds paints Portraits of

Josiah and Mrs. Wedgwood.-Wright of Derby.-Wedgwood in-

vents a Thermometer for Measuring Heat.---Chamber of Commerce.

- Invention of “ Jasper Dip."

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CHAPTER XVI.

Food Riots at Etruria.-Boat-load of Provisions seized.—Military called

out.— Ringleaders seized and condemned.—Execution of Barlow at

Stafford. --Contemporary Account of the Riots.—Josiah Wedgwood's

“Address to the Young Inhabitants of the Potteries.”—Sale of the

Duchess of Portland's Collection of Antiquities.---The Barberini or

Portland Vase.-- Wedgwood's Determination to possess and copy

the Vase.- Arrangement with the Duke of Portland.-Fifty Copies

produced.--Josiah Wedgwood elected F.S.A.-Publication of the

Sixth Edition of his Catalogue.-—“Bamboo or Cane-coloured Bisqué

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Porcelain,” and “Mortar Ware” introduced.—Death of Thomas

Wedgwood. — Clay from New South Wales. — Commemorative

Medallion.-Darwin's Botanic Garden.—Wedgwood takes his Sons

into Partnership.—Thomas Byerley becomes a Partner.—Memoir of

Byerley and his Family.—Treaty with Saxony.-

Establishment of

a National Gallery of Sculpture.

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CHAPTER XVII.

Jasper Ware.- Turner's Productions.—Wedgwood's Inventions and

Discoveries.-Examples of Jasper. -Mr. Hall's Collection.- Mr.

Gladstone's Collection.—Déjeune Service.— Jasper Beads. —Classes

of Wedgwood's Productions.-Intaglios and Medallions. -Seals,

Bracelets, &c.—Portrait Medallions.—Bas-Reliefs and Plaques.-

Black Ware, or “ Basaltes."-Busts and Statues.-Lamps and

Candelabra.- Tea and Coffee Equipages.-- Flower and Root Pots.-

Vases.-Sepulchral Urns.— Etruscan Vases.—Inkstands, Mortars,

&c.—Stubbs, the "Animal Painter.”—Thermometers for Measuring

Heat .

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China Manufacture.—Jonathan Wedgwood.-Agreement with William

Duesbury, of the Derby China Works. —Abner Wedgwood.-China

made from Guano.-Enoch Wedgwood.-Francis Eginton, Inventor

of Polygraphic Pictures.—Mug given him by Josiah Wedgwood. —

Matthew Boulton of the Soho Works.—Letters of Eginton.— The

Early Photographs.”—Letter of Boulton, objecting to a Pension

for Eginton.—Eginton's Works in Stained Glass.—William Raphael

Eginton.--Letter of Josiah Wedgwood.-Etruscan Vase and French

Pie

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CHAPTER XIX.

Josiah Wedgwood.-His last Illness and Death.-Etruria Hall.—Burial

at Stoke. — Mynody by Rev. W. Fernyhough. — Wedgwood's

Monument at Stoke-upon-Trent.--Obituary Notices .

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CHAPTER XX.

Josiah Wedgwood.—Medallion Portraits of him by Flaxman and others.

Medallion of Mrs. Wedgwood.-Maccaroni Head-dresses.-Cos-

tume of the Period.-Satires on the Prevailing Mode.---Network

Bags for the Head.-Heads not dressed for Nine Weeks.—Sir

Joshua Reynolds' Portrait of Wedgwood.--Stubbs' Family Picture

of the Wedgwoods.-Fashion of wearing Huge Caps. --Statue of

Wedgwood.-Fontana's Bust.-Bust on the Monument at Stoke 361

CHAPTER XXI.

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Children of Josiah Wedgwood and their Alliances.—Their Descendants.

-Darwin's “Origin of Species."-John Wedgwood.-Letter of

Josiah Wedgwoodl. - Thomas Wedgwood.-Samuel Taylor, Cole-

ridge.-Generous Help accorded to him by the Brothers Wedgwood.

- Thomas Wedgwood's Researches into the Properties of Light.-

Discovers Photography.—Sir Humphrey Davy.-Josiah Wedgwood

the Second.--War with France : Marbles used as Bullets.—Thomas

Byerley.-Death of Thomas Byerley. — Change in the Firm.-

Manufacture of China at Etruria.–Stone China.-Death of Mrs.

Wedgwood.—John Boyle becomes a Partner.—Robert Brown taken

in Partnership.—Marks used on Wedgwood Ware.—“Wedgwood

and Co."-Injunction against Messrs. W. Smith and others, of

Stockton

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CHAPTER XXII.

Etruria Works.- Productions of the Present Day.-Solid Jasper and

Jasper Dip.—Majolica.—Mr. Minton.—M. Emile Lessore. -Parian.

- Inlaid Ware. — Queen's Ware. — Pearl Body. - Rockingham

Ware.- Porous Ware.—Red Ware.—Blue Printing.–Views of the

Works.—“Sun and Planet" Motion Steam Engine made by Watt.

- The Village of Etruria.— The Village Inn.-Etruria Jubilee

Group

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CHAPTER IX.

CHAPTER XXIII.

Wedgwood Memorials.—The Wedgwood Statue at Stoke. Address of

the Promoters.—Wedgwood Memorial Institute at Burslem.--Mr.

Gladstone lays the First Stone.-His Views on the Advantages of

the proposed Institution.-Casket made by Messrs. Davenport.-

Trowel by Mr. Macintyre.—Mr. W. Woodall.-Captain Fowkes'

Arrangement of the Rooms.-Mr. Beresford - Hope's Project for

External Fictile Decorations.—Decorations described.-Wedgwood

Memorial Jug.-Messrs. C. Meigh and Co.'s Earthenware Works.-

Happy Arrangement by which each of the three Towns possesses

its Vemorials of Wedgwood .

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CHAPTER XXIV.

Josiah Wedgwoood.-Characteristics.-His great Success and Wealth.-

Copy of his Will.–Alexander Chisholm.-Wedgwood's Acquaint-

ance with Men of Intellect and Science.-Dr. Priestley.-Summary

of Wedgwood's Character. — Poem on a Staffordshire Teapot. -

Wedgwood's Labours increase the Commerce of the Kingdom.-

Staffordshire has reason to be proud of her Son

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Josiah Wedgwood takes into Partnership his Relative Thomas Wedg-

wood.- Ralph Wedgwood-His Pot Works in Staffordshire and

Yorkshire-His Inventions.—The Pocket Secretary and the Mani-

fold Writer.-Invention of the Electric Telegraph.-Scheme offered

to and rejected by Government.—John Taylor Wedgwood, the Line

Engraver–His Works. Josiah Wedgwood's Chemical Knowledge.

-Procures Clays from America.—Alexander Chisholm.-Introduc-

tion of “ Basaltes,” or “Egyptian Black” Ware

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CHAPTER X.

Josiah Wedgwood's Inventions and Discoveries.—Terra Cotta.--Basaltes,

White Porcelain Biscuit, Jasper, Bamboo and Mortar Wares.-Imita-

tion Agate and Marble.-Mr. S. C. Hall's Collection.—Wedgwood

Determines upon Removing from Burslem.-Purchases the Ridge

House Estate.—Erection of the “Black Works.”—Takes Thomas

Bentley into Partnership.-Notice of the Bentleys. The “Octagon"

Chapel at Liverpool.— Wedgwood and Bentley.—“Etruria” Works.

-Building of Etruria Hall.–Founding and building of the Village

of Etruria.-Etruscan Vases.--Sir William Hamilton.-Count Cay-

lus.-Wedgwood declines to secure his Inventions by Patent-right.

– Takes out the only Patent he ever applied for.—Specification for

Encaustic Painting, &c.

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CHAPTER XI.

Wedgwood and Bentley.-Opening of the Etruria Works.—First Pro-

ductions of the Works thrown by Josiah Wedgwood while Bentley

turned the Wheel.-Etruscan, or Encaustic Vases.—Establishes

Works at Chelsea.-Workmen engaged there.—First Teapot made

at Etruria.-Chinese Portrait Modeller.—Audience of the King and

Queen.-Catherine the Great of Russia.--Service for the Grenouil-

lière Palace.—Thomas Bentley's Second Marriage.—The Stamford

and Crompton Families.—Wedgwood and Bentley's First Catalogue.

- Black and White Medallions.— Introduction of “Jasper Ware."

-- Declaration of Noble Principles.—The Wedgwood Inkstand. -

Eye Cups and Closet Pans.—Letter from Josiah Wedgwood to his

Cousin Thomas

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CHAPTER XII.

William Cookworthy discovers the Use of Cornish Clay and Cornish

Stone. Memoir of Cookworthy. - His Account of his Dis-

coveries.-Establishes Works at Plymouth.—Plymouth China.-

Takes out a Patent.-Success of the Works.-Employs Artists from

Sèvres and Dresden.-Decline of the Works.-Assignment to

Richard Champion, of Bristol.-Removal of the China Works from

Plymouth to Bristol. -Act of Parliament for extending Term of

Patent Right

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