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1810 · Basalt ware
Width: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Josiah Wedgwood
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49
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20th Century Design from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1958–1959
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Useful Objects in Wartime under $10
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1942–1943
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Useful Objects of American Design under $10.00
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1939–1940
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Josiah Wedgwood was a British potter and entrepreneur who revolutionized ceramic production through mechanical innovation and neoclassical design. Working in Staffordshire from the 1750s onward, he developed jasperware, a fine stoneware that could be colored and cast with precision, enabling mass production of ornamental wares without sacrificing aesthetic refinement. His factory at Etruria became a model for industrial manufacture, combining artistic ambition with commercial vision. Wedgwood's influence extended beyond pottery to the broader industrialization of the British decorative arts.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Museum of Modern Art
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