. The Wedgwoods: being a life of Josiah Wedgwood; with notices of his works and their productions, memoirs of the Wedgwood and other families, and a history of the early potteries of Staffordshire. ?W//Qi^ ///r/J/U^ Oo « < M o t-5 00 ;z;o M 1-5 p1^. fto o p CO < Hi o 372 THE WEDGWOODS. in a group. Josiali Wedgwood and his amiable wife arerepresented in the characteristic costume of the period,seated in a garden, beneath a large tree. Wedgwood ishabited in a coat with deep collar, same as in the medal-lion ; one of the old-fashioned waistcoats reaching over thehips; knee-breeches, stockin
. The Wedgwoods: being a life of Josiah Wedgwood; with notices of his works and their productions, memoirs of the Wedgwood and other families, and a history of the early potteries of Staffordshire. ?W//Qi^ ///r/J/U^ Oo « < M o t-5 00 ;z;o M 1-5 p1^. fto o p CO < Hi o 372 THE WEDGWOODS. in a group. Josiali Wedgwood and his amiable wife arerepresented in the characteristic costume of the period,seated in a garden, beneath a large tree. Wedgwood ishabited in a coat with deep collar, same as in the medal-lion ; one of the old-fashioned waistcoats reaching over thehips; knee-breeches, stockings, and shoes, with large the side of Wedgwood is a small stand, on which lies apaper. Mrs. Wedgwood, who is holding out her hand to oneof the little children, who is drawing a childs carriage, con-taining two young children, wears one of the immense caps,about two feet in height, which were necessary to cover themonstrous piles of tow and pomatum which I have alreadyspoken of as forming the ladies fashionable head-dresses ofthat time. Of these caps it was said— The pride of our females all boundry exceeds;Tis now quite the fashion to wear double this town to disburse heavenly treasure,I passed by a head that woul
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