Not recorded, England
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
Partially verifiedFine earthenwares and stonewares
History
Josiah Wedgwood established his namesake pottery company in 1759 after years of experimentation with pottery bodies.
The company became renowned for producing high-quality earthenwares and stonewares, including jasperware, which gained popularity among the upper classes. Wedgwood prioritized keeping his designs current with fashion and implemented innovative marketing strategies like illustrated catalogues and direct mail. Following Josiah's death, the firm was continued by his son, Josiah Wedgwood II, who introduced the company's first bone china wares.
The extended history summarises the open references listed under Sources; each statement was checked against the cited passage. Confirm key dates in period documents before relying on them.
Timeline
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons's recorded dates, dated events from this profile and its sources, and dated pieces and sales from the object catalogue. Dates are as each record gives them.
1759 · Career
Founded (Not recorded)
1759 · Career
Josiah Wedgwood established his namesake pottery company in 1759 after years of experimentation with pottery bodies.
1989 · Catalogued piece
1997 · Catalogued piece
Major innovations
- The company developed several new types of pottery, including green glaze, creamware, black basalt, and jasperware.
- Wedgwood utilized early transfer printing techniques to achieve decorative effects that were more cost-effective than hand-painting.
Serial numbers
No serial-number system for this maker is recorded in the cited references.
Collecting significance
The catalogued pieces listed on this page show the kinds of objects auction houses, dealers and museums attribute to this maker; each attribution is the source's own.
In the object catalogue
5 catalogued objects are recorded under Josiah Wedgwood and Sons. Attributions are as given by each source and are not independent authentication.
- Clarendon Mantle ClockMantel clock · 1989
- Jasperware clock caseCase · 1997
- The Greenwich ClockDesk clock · ca. 1999
- Wedgwood Jasperware Clock CaseCase · 1997
- Wedgwood Yellow Jasperware Clock CaseCase · 1999
Provenance
Where the 5 catalogued pieces by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons were recorded, with the collectors, owners and sales their records name.
Provenance map
Each piece is linked to the museum, auction house or dealer whose record it comes from, and to any other house or collection its own provenance names. Select a name to see its pieces.
Museums · 5 pieces
Victoria and Albert Museum
Museum · 5 pieces · Directory entry
Clarendon Mantle ClockMantel clock · 1989 · Record source
The record names no sale, lot or earlier owner.
Jasperware clock caseCase · 1997 · Record source
The record names no sale, lot or earlier owner.
The Greenwich ClockDesk clock · ca. 1999 · Record source
The record names no sale, lot or earlier owner.
Wedgwood Jasperware Clock CaseCase · 1997 · Record source
The record names no sale, lot or earlier owner.
Wedgwood Yellow Jasperware Clock CaseCase · 1999 · Record source
The record names no sale, lot or earlier owner.
Each line is copied from the object's source record and is not independently verified. Holders are as recorded when the piece was catalogued: museum objects may not be on display, and sold lots have since changed hands.
Sources & references
- Josiah Wedgwood, Wikipedia (English), retrieved 2026-11-03 (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Josiah Wedgwood II, Wikipedia (English), retrieved 2026-11-03 (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.