Wedgwood: 6 works

'Many of the Jasperware reliefs were designed by John Flaxman (1755-1826), who worked for Wedgwood from 1775 to 1787, before he cemented his illustrious reputation as a sculptor and draughtsman. Wedgwood's plaque portrait of James Cook is based on an engraving executed by James Basire after the painting by William Hodges, the official artist on Cook's second voyage.'

'Wedgwood refined the body, and called it 'rosso antico'. It was often decorated with enamels and continued in production in the nineteenth century.'

'In the 1770s Wedgwood and Bentley established the Etruria works near Stoke-on-Trent.'

'The Birmingham manufacturer Matthew Boulton pioneered the attractive combination of cut steel with the blue and white jasperware plaques made by Wedgwood.'

'These are based on a relief that Wedgwood bought from the London plaster shop of Mrs Landr‚ in 1774.'

'Wedgwood earthern ware is generally decorated with a frieze of classical figures in creamy white using a background of blue, green, and lavender.'