Josiah Wedgwood developed different kinds of pottery. He introduced new materials and blends resulting in new textures and colors, some of them are: Black Basalt, Caneware, Cauliflower ware, Creamware — "Queen's Ware", Encaustic ware, Fairyland Lustre, Jasperware, Rosso Antico, and Variegated Agate.
See here the collection exhibited at the Law Library, donated by Ted and Rosalind Spak to FIU College of Law
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Season figure Summer
Creation Date: 1850
Measurements: H: 10 in., L: 4 in., W: 4 in.
Materials/Techniques: Basalt, black
Inscriptions/Marks: WEDGWOOD impressed in back, SUMMER impressed on face of base
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Season figure Winter
Creation Date: 1850
Measurements: H: 10 in., L: 4 in. W: 4 in.
Materials/Techniques: Basalt, black
Inscriptions/Marks: WEDGWOOD impressed in back, WINTER impressed on face of base
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Shell shape bowl
Creation Date: 1860 Measurements: H: 2 ¼ in., L: 12 ¾ in., W: 6 ¾ in. Materials/Techniques: Cream ware, oval shell shape Inscriptions/Marks: WEDGWOOD AVO. Signed E. Lessore in bottom right corner of bowl
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Silver mounted tankard
Creation Date: 1785
Measurements: H: 5 in., L: 4 ¾ in., W: 3 ½ in.
Materials/Techniques: Black Basalt
Inscriptions/Marks: WEDGWOOD 5
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Simon Staffordshire figure
Creation Date: 1790
Measurements: H: 9 ⅞ in., L: 3 ¼ in., W: 3 ¼ in.
Materials/Techniques: pearl ware, light green, black, red, cream
Inscriptions/Marks: WEDGWOOD in the back of the base, SIMON impressed in front of figure in base
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Sir William Herschel medallion
Creation Date: 1783
Measurements: H: 5 ¼ in., W: 3 ⅞ in.
Materials/Techniques: Jasper dip, blue, white,
Inscriptions/Marks: WEDGWOOD on back, two firing holes, HERSCHEL impressed on lower front of medallion
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Small tureen and lid
Creation Date: 1820
Measurements: H: 4 ½ in., L: 8 ¼ in., W: 5 ¼ in.
Materials/Techniques: Cream ware, white, red, green, black and gold
Inscriptions/Marks: WEDGWOOD X X
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Somnus
Creation Date: 1795-1790
Measurements: H: 2 ½ in., L: 6 in., W: 3 ¾ in.
Materials/Techniques: Black Basalt
Inscriptions/Marks: WEDGWOOD
