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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Inkstand
Creation Date: 1768-1780
Measurements: Holder H: 3 ½ in., L: 6 in., W: 2 ¾ in. Ink Pots H: 1 ¼ in., W: 2 ⅛ in.
Materials/Techniques: Black Basalt
Inscriptions/Marks: Wedgwood & Bentley 32
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Inkstand and well
Creation Date: 1805
Measurements: H: 1 ¾ in., L: 6 in., W: 3 ¼ in.
Materials/Techniques: Rosso Antico and black relief
Inscriptions/Marks: WEDGWOOD
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Inkwell in tray with insert and lid
Creation Date: 1915-1932
Measurements: H: 4 ½ in., L: 6 in., W: 5 ¼ in.
Materials/Techniques: Porcelain, lustre, blue
Inscriptions/Marks: Portland vase design WEDGWOOD MADE IN ENGLAND in gold, Z5294 X in black handwriting
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Jasper ware vases (pair)
Creation Date: 1830
Measurements: H: 4 ⅛ in., W: 3 ½ in. upper, W: 3 in. lower
Materials/Techniques: dry white body, smear glaze, blue
Inscriptions/Marks: WEDGWOOD X
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Josiah Wedgwood medallion
Creation Date: 1782
Measurements: H: in., L: in., W: in.
Materials/Techniques: Jasper dip, dark blue and white
Inscriptions/Marks: WEDGWOOD three firing holes
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Kettle and cover
Creation Date: 1770
Measurements: H: 8 ¼ in., L: 9 ¼ in., W: 7 ½ in.
Materials/Techniques: Black, basalt
Inscriptions/Marks: Wedgwood
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Kings of England medallions (set of 30)
Creation Date: 1780-1798
Measurements: H: 2 to 2 ¼ in., W: 1 ¾ in.
Materials/Techniques: Black basalt
Inscriptions/Marks: some with Wedgwood, others with Wedgwood & Bentley. There are these numbers on the back of some the medallions: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35.
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Lady and the Asp
Creation Date: 1850
Measurements: H: 8 ¾ in, L: 5 ¾ in, W: 3 ¼ in.
Materials/Techniques: Basalt, black
Inscriptions/Marks: WEDGWOOD
