Article from Vol 45 no 3, Aug 2023
Wedgwood: Master Potter to the Universe, Timothy Roberts
Abstract:
Curator and historian Tim Roberts previews a new exhibition on the English ceramics firm Wedgwood, founded by Josiah Wedgwood in 1759, and linked with the British colonisation of Australia through its design and manufacture of the ‘Sydney Cove Medallions’ in 1789. These were made from Sydney clay sent back to Staffordshire, the first known attempt to exploit Australia’s economic resources by a colonial power.
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