s character were usedfor decorating the interior of houses in the sixteenth century. They werecommon in Kent, and were covered 122 THE INITIALS OF BURSLEM WEDGWOOD. Chap. III. made from a clay similar to that used for the butter-potsmentioned by Plot, the edging and letters in relief, B. W. 1692,… … (Fig. 40.) TABLET DATED 1692 IN THE WALL OP A HOUSE FORMERLY BELONGING TOBURSLEM WEDGWOOD. born in 1646; and whose grandfather, Gilbert Wedgwood,first settled in Burslem in 1612, and was the commonancestor of a long race of potters. Amongst thevarious specimens of this class of tiles extant is…
Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730-1795 · Wedgwood ware · Pottery -- England
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