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Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood established a
pottery at the former Ivy House works near Stoke-on-Trent in Burslem,
England in 1759. Perfecting quality in clear-glazing inexpensively brought
Wedgwood much success. In 1764, Wedgwood moved his pottery to the larger
Brick House works in Burslem, and in 1766 was appointed "Potter to Her
Majesty" by Queen Charlotte. Upon this appointment, Wedgwood named his
creamware "Queen's Ware".
In 1769, Wedgwood built a new
factory in Etruria, and formed a partnership with Thomas Bentley. The now
famous Queen's Ware "Frog", which Wedgwood produced for Catherine the Great,
Empress of Russia, was produced in the Etruria factory in 1774. By this
time, Wedgwood's products included black basalt, creamware, jasper,
pearlware, and redware. The product moonlight luster was made from 1805 to
1815. Then, bone china was produced from 1812-1822, and fairyland luster was
introduced in 1915. All of the luster produced ended in 1932.
In 1906 the Etruria pottery was
established as a museum. A new factory was built in Barlaston in 1940, and
the museum was moved to this location. The Etruria works closed in 1950.
During the 1960's and 1970's, Wedgwood acquired many English potteries
including William Adams & Sons, Coalport, Susie Cooper, Crown Staffordshire,
Johnson Brothers, Mason's Ironstone, J & G Meakin, Midwinter Companies,
Precision Studios, and Royal Tuscan. Today, the Wedgwood group is one of the
largest manufacturers of fine china and earthenware in the world.
China Lane often stocks many of
the Wedgwood china patterns, including:
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Wedgwood Agincourt
Wedgwood American Clipper
Wedgwood Amherst
Wedgwood Appledore
Wedgwood Belle Fleur
Wedgwood Bianca
Wedgwood Blue Print
Wedgwood Bullfinch
Wedgwood Cavendish
Wedgwood Charnwood
Wedgwood Chinese Teal
Wedgwood Chinese Tigers
Wedgwood Columbia Enameled
Wedgwood Columbia Sage Green
Wedgwood Conway
Wedgwood Countryside
Wedgwood Cream Color on Cream Color
Wedgwood Cream Color on Lavender
Wedgwood Crown Gold
Wedgwood Devon Sprays
Wedgwood Edme
Wedgwood Florentine Black
Wedgwood Florentine Cobalt
Wedgwood Florentine Gold
Wedgwood Florentine Turquoise
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Wedgwood Flying Cloud
Wedgwood Kutani Crane
Wedgwood Lavender on Cream Color
Wedgwood Medici
Wedgwood Mirabelle
Wedgwood Nantucket
Wedgwood Napolean Ivy
Wedgwood Osborne
Wedgwood Palatia
Wedgwood Patrician
Wedgwood Quince
Wedgwood Richmond
Wedgwood Rosedale
Wedgwood Runnymede
Wedgwood Silver Ermine
Wedgwood Strawberry Hill
Wedgwood Swallow
Wedgwood Wellesley
Wedgwood Westbury
Wedgwood White Dolphins
Wedgwood Wild Oats
Wedgwood Wild Strawberry
Wedgwood Wildbriar
Wedgwood Williamsburg Potpourri |
Listed below is China Lane's complete list of Wedgwood china patterns we currently carry. Click on any of the
china pattern names to see a
listing our china pieces associated with that china pattern. If you do not see your
china pattern listed,
please REGISTER your
china pattern with China Lane, and we will search for your china pattern
and then contact you when your registered china pattern becomes
available from China Lane.
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