. 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. llous beauty andfinish, and bears the name of I. Flaxman, inv^ et delini^. Ofthese chessmen I shall have more to say later on. The Figure of a Fool for Chess, charged in Flaxmans billat £1 5s., will be seen in the lower row, the second figurefrom the castle in the centre, to the spectators left. Supplementary to Flaxmans statement of account justgiven, I print the following little bill for work done
. 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. llous beauty andfinish, and bears the name of I. Flaxman, inv^ et delini^. Ofthese chessmen I shall have more to say later on. The Figure of a Fool for Chess, charged in Flaxmans billat £1 5s., will be seen in the lower row, the second figurefrom the castle in the centre, to the spectators left. Supplementary to Flaxmans statement of account justgiven, I print the following little bill for work done by amason, I presume, in setting up two of the fine marblechimney pieces with Wedgwoods medallions inlaid, whichwere then so fashionable :— Jos. Wedgwood to Mb. Time, 27 days, at 4s. Board and Lodging J. sliare of washing and expenses £8 11 6 Sep. 25, 1787. By Cash, £8 lis. Qd. KoBERT Wilson. This bill is endorsed Mr. Flaxmans bill for setting up•2 chimney pieces, Sept., 1787. In the possession of Mr. Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks,, who is the fortunate owner of a splendid and valuable ^^^B. £ s. d. V 5 0 0 ? 1 15 6 M 18 6 m FLAXMAN S DESIGNS FOR CHESSMEN. 283. GO fa 284 THE WEDGWOODS. collection of Wedgwood ware, are tliirty-two of the originalmodels in wax, on slate, of bas-reliefs by Flaxman and otherartists, Italian and French, made for Wedgwood. Thisseries of models passed into the hands of Mr. Marjoribanksa few years ago by f)urchase, from one branch of the Wedg-wood fomily. Amongst these are the Death of Adonis,tlie Departure of Achilles, and a nnmber of other similar
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