Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) was a master potter who pioneered the
industrialisation of pottery manufacture during the early
Industrial Revolution. His experimental work on ceramics resulted
in many innovations in the production and decoration of pottery.
This three-volume work, edited by his great-granddaughter Katherine
Eufemia Farrer and first published between 1903 and 1906, contains
Wedgwood's letters to his business partner, the Liverpool merchant
Thomas Bentley (1730-1780). Wedgwood's highly successful
partnership with Bentley is credited with the expansion and
development of Wedgwood's reputation across Europe. The letters
cover the years 1762 to 1794 and provide a lively account both of
the growth of the business partnership and of Wedgwood's domestic
life. Wedgwood and Bentley also maintained a keen interest in
current affairs, and these volumes provide a fascinating glimpse
into the society and domestic life of the late eighteenth century.
Volume 2 covers 1772-1780.
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