. 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. vases one whose dateis well authenticated. The vase shown on the accompanying enofravino belono-s to Mr. Benson Rath-bone, of Liverpool, who is the fortunatepossessor of many beautiful examples offictile art, among which is an interestingQueens ware jelly mould, with centre orcore painted with groups of flowers, so asto be seen through the transparent remarkably interesting piece ismarked
. 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. vases one whose dateis well authenticated. The vase shown on the accompanying enofravino belono-s to Mr. Benson Rath-bone, of Liverpool, who is the fortunatepossessor of many beautiful examples offictile art, among which is an interestingQueens ware jelly mould, with centre orcore painted with groups of flowers, so asto be seen through the transparent remarkably interesting piece ismarked WEDGWOOD in large capitalson the centre or core, and on the mouldthe same name in smaller capitals, withthe figures 10. A similar one may beseen in Mr. Mayers museum. The vasehere engraved, which is twelve inches inheight, was purchased at Etruria by , of Bristol, in 1785-6, as a wedding present tothe grandmother of its present owner. In Mr. Rathbonespossession, among other highly interesting examples, is alsoa charming fiower-vase, of a later period, formed of blueand white perpendicular bands, interlaced with plaits ofstraw. The next engraving is a representation of an elegant. examj)le of Wedgwood ware, but of a larger and more costly kind. It is a simple but very chaste dejeune service,belonging to the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, , HerMajestys Chancellor of the Exchequer, to whom I havepleasure in expressing my obligations for the use of hiscollection, and for other acts of kindly courtesy. Of this MR. Gladstones collection. 325 jjeune service Mr. Gladstone says, in his Wedg^\-ood : anAddress:—I have a dejeuner, nearly slate-colonred, of theware which, I believe, is called jasper ware. This seemsto me a perfect model of workmanship and taste. The trayis a short oval, extremely light, with a surface as soft asan infants flesh to the touch, and having for ornament ascroll of white ribbon, very graceful in its folds, and shadedwith partial transparency. The d
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