. 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. part of the bust. This medallion I feel disposed, and notwithout reason, to believe to have been the work of Hack-wood, a clever modeller, who was employed by Wedgwood,and produced a large number of portraits and bas-reliefs. Another medallion of a different size, and of totally dif-ferent character, is the one shown on the engraving on the fol-lowing page. Like the last one, this striking and admir
. 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. part of the bust. This medallion I feel disposed, and notwithout reason, to believe to have been the work of Hack-wood, a clever modeller, who was employed by Wedgwood,and produced a large number of portraits and bas-reliefs. Another medallion of a different size, and of totally dif-ferent character, is the one shown on the engraving on the fol-lowing page. Like the last one, this striking and admirableprofile portrait of Wedgwood has never before been engraved 368 THE WEDGWOODS. or noticed by any writer, and I am much gratified at beingthe means of bringing it and the previous one into portrait in this instance consists simply of the head,without any drapery or ornament of any kind. It is remark-ably well and boldly modelled, and is of very great rarity. While speaking of the medallions, it would be unpardon-able not to say a word or two about the exquisite model ofMrs. Wedgwood which was executed as a fitting companion. to that of her husband. This medallion represents in one of the fashionable head-dresses of her hair is dressed in the maccaroni style, but of muchless dimensions, and more simply elegant, than was wornby most ladies of fashion. The head-dress consisted of a pileof tow and pads, supported frequently with a frame-work ofwire, over which false hair was arranged and hung withgauze, in folds, ribbons of every gay colour, feathers. MONSTROUS HEAD-DRESSES OF THE LADIES. 309 flowers, and strings of pearls. The extraordinary size ofthe head-dresses of the period when Mrs. Wedgwoods medal-lion was modelled, and for a few years previous to thattime, was a constant and fruitful source of amusement tothe satirical writers of the day, and many droll stories weretold concerning them. One writer says, speaking of theenormous size of the
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