Antique Wedgwood Porcelain - In-Depth History Development / Scarce Book

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”The Staffordshire potters have left their mark on the history of the world.  They developed their arts and their production continuously so that their craft evolved into a worldwide industry and trader.  The essays in this volume celebrate the Staffordshire potters and, in particular, Josiah Wedgwood, 1730-1795.”
JOSIAH WEDGWOOD AND THE POTTER’S ARTS
edited by Keith McLeod, James Boyle, and Gaye Blake Roberts, Wedgwood International Seminar, Canada, 1996.
Illustrated in black-and-white, this hard-to-find book provides an in-depth survey of English ceramics with an emphasis on Wedgwood porcelain.  Twenty-three authoritative papers are presented at this conference review everything from the early Staffordshire influences on Josiah Wedgwood to the sophisticated Etruscan and Etrura vases.  Many essays survey the works of particular artists, and the types of pottery and porcelain produced.  Finally the book covers the early pottery and porcelain exported to Colonial America and Canada.   This is a must-buy book for the connoisseur of antique English pottery and porcelain.
8.3” x 10.75” softback in very good condition.  198 pages.
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