Josiah Wedgwood
Noun
Meaning
English potter (1730-1795)
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Josiah Wedgwood (12 July 1730 – 3 January 1795) was an English potter who founded the Wedgwood company.
Josiah Wedgwood and Matthew Boulton (whose Soho Manufactory was completed in 1766) were other prominent early industrialists, who employed the factory system.
Neil McKendrick Josiah Wedgwood and the Commercialization of the Potteries, p. 105. Every new invention that Wedgwood produced - green glaze, creamware, black basalt and jasper - was quickly copied.
Neil McKendrick Josiah Wedgwood and the Commercialization of the Potteries, p. 112. In 1773 they published the first Ornamental Catalogue, an illustrated catalogue of shapes.
Neil McKendrick Josiah Wedgwood and the Commercialization of the Potteries, p. 118. In 1767 Wedgwood and Bentley drew up an agreement to divide decorative wares between them, the domestic wares being sold on Wedgwood's behalf.
Neil McKendrick Josiah Wedgwood and the Commercialization of the Potteries, p. 120. Great care was taken in timing the openings, and new goods were held back to increase their effect.