"Wedgwood Pedigrees" (1925) - on Ebay

Dear List,

An original edition of "Wedgwood Pedigrees" (1925) is being sold on Ebay by
an antiquarian bookseller in County Durham. The price is about £15 more than
I paid for a copy some 17 years ago - editions are hard to come by. Since
1925, of course the family tree has been corrected and expanded by others -
particularly Philip Richards - see http://www.familyhistorian.info - however
many may still find it a pleasure to own a copy.

The link is here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WEDGWOOD-PEDIGREES-COMPLETE-FAMILY-GENEALOGY-1925-
JOSIAH-JOSHUA-CUMBRIA-KENDAL-/190633270974

Standby for a further message about "A History of the Wedgwood Family"

All best wishes,

John

John Wedgwood Pound

wedgwoodpound@gmail.com

Family History Blog: http://www.wedgwood.org.uk
"Save the Wedgwood Museum" Campaign site: http://www.savewedgwood.org

FW: GURNEY, Mrs Charles (Sophie Jane nee RAVERAT, 1919-2011)

-----Original Message-----
From: peerage-news@googlegroups.com [mailto:peerage-news@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of Richard R
Sent: 17 August 2011 08:45
To: Peerage News
Subject: GURNEY, Mrs Charles (Sophie Jane nee RAVERAT, 1919-2011)

Obituary in today's Telegeraph:
Sophie Gurney, who died on June 10 aged 91, was an artist linked to many of
the leading intellectual and cultural figures of the early 20th century.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/art-obituaries
/8705200/Sophie-Gurney.html

She was the dau of the artist Jacques Pierre Paul (1885-1925, son of Georges
Pierre RAVERAT "a vegetarian silk merchant from Le Havre" * ) and Gwendolen
Mary (1885-1967, dau of Sir George Howard DARWIN KCB (1845-1912, scion of
that gentry family formerly of Downe, and son of the naturalist CHARLES
DARWIN and his wife, a scion of the baron
WEDGWOOD) and Maud Haskins (d 1947, dau of Charles Meredith DU PUY (of
Huguenot descent), of Philadelphia, USA). She m 1st 1940 Mark PRYOR (d
1970), having a son and three daus. She m 2nd Charles GURNEY (who died
before her).

* Some useful insights on her son's website:
http://williampryor.wordpress.com/?s=raverat

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Peerage News" group.
To post to this group, send email to peerage-news@googlegroups.com.
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
peerage-news+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/peerage-news?hl=en.

Free access to National Probate Calendar on Ancestry

Forwarded for info.

Dear All

If you don't have an Ancestry subscription you may wish to know that
Ancestry has free access to the National Probate Calendar until 23.59 on the
8th July.

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/probate

Enjoy!

Corrinne

Corrinne Goodenough
Guild of One Name Studies Stand Manager
Regional Rep Hampshire & Wiltshire
Regional Rep Coordinator

Researching Diviani
www.diviani.org

________________________________________
This email has been scanned by Netintelligence
http://www.netintelligence.com/email
________________________________________

Wedgwood Auction at Skinner's European Furniture and Decorative Arts, July 9

 

 

From: Supporting the academic discussion of Wedgwood ware and company history [mailto:WEDGWOOD@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Boston Wedgwood Society Ron Frazier
Sent: 15 June 2011 14:06
To: WEDGWOOD@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Wedgwood Auction at Skinner, July 9

 

The Wedgwood Society of Boston will not be publishing a newsletter before the next Skinner auction, so we send this along for your info.   

 

Skinner’s European Furniture and Decorative Arts sale held at our Boston gallery on July 9th will once again feature fine and interesting pottery and porcelain. Included is an important collection of Gouda pottery from the Ritvo Collection. Phyllis Ritvo wrote the book The World of Gouda Pottery. As always, there is a fine selection of approximately 180 lots of Wedgwood wares spanning the 250 year production. Featured is a large assortment of black basalt and jasper wares. A nice grouping of Doulton is included, highlighted by a six foot four inch Doulton Lambeth faience decorated vase, the mate if which was exhibited at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. English majolica is well represented and includes a Prometheus Bound vase and cover standing well over four feet in height. Rounding out the highlights is an exceptional selection of Royal Copenhagen’s Flora Danica dinner ware.
Preview days and times: Thursday, July 7th from 12-5pm; Friday July 8th from 12-8pm.
Auction: 10am Saturday, July 9th.
For inquiries please contact Stuart Slavid at 508 970-3278 or sslavid@skinnerinc.com .

Pictures of Burslem

From the Alexis Antiques Blog: http://aawedgwoodblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/burslem-in-potteries.html

 

In roaming around the internet I stumbled upon some interesting pictures on a flickr site by Futurilla and I thought I'd share the photos. You can go here to see Futurilla's Photostream or simply enjoy these images. The is the doorway to the now shuttered Wedgwood Institute; you'll find more about it in an older post. This is Burslem from Grange, a spectacular view of this very old town so much connected with the Potteries. This is the town where Josiah I was baptized. The Backway to Burslem, what a lovely ride! Thank you to Futurilla for making these photos available to those of us who wish we were there!

View article...

Free Access to Census records at Ancestry.co.uk - 27th March

Dear All,

It's Census Day in the UK today - ancestry.co.uk - have made all their
Census records (from 1841) free, for today only.

All best wishes,

John

John Wedgwood Pound

wedgwoodpound@gmail.com

Family History Blog: http://www.wedgwood.org.uk
"Save the Wedgwood Museum" Campaign site: http://www.savewedgwood.org

Wedgwood @ Alibris Book

Your search for:

wedgewood by wedgewood

Matched:
Wedgewood: Its Competitors & Imitators, 1800-1830. Wedgewood International
Seminar by Wedgewood International Seminar Ars Ceramica, Ltd. (1977)
$10.79
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=10125718896&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-
_-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
Wedgwood Circle, 1730-1897 by Barbara Wedgwood, Hensleigh Wedgwood STUDIO
VISTA. (1980) 9780289708927.
$22.00
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=9542475419&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-_
-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
Wedgwood-Its Competitors & Imitators 1800-1830 by Wedgwood International
Seminar Hardcover Ars Ceramica 1977. (1977) Good. $11.36 Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=9639547402&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-_
-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
The Trial of Charles I, By C. V. Wedgwood by Wedgwood, Cicely Veronica
(1910-1997) 1st Edition. London, Collins. (1964) First Edition With
Dustjacket
$49.18
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=9801610859&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-_
-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
The Trial of Charles I, By C. V. Wedgwood by Wedgwood, Cicely Veronica
(1910-1997) 1st Edition. London, Collins. (1964) First Edition With
Dustjacket
$58.96
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=9801612490&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-_
-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
Beckoning Horizon: the Story of a Journey Round the World, By the Right Hon.
Wedgwood Benn and Margaret Benn. With 25 Illustrations and 3 Maps by
Stansgate, William Wedgwood Benn, Viscount (1877-1960). Margaret Benn 1st
Edition. London [Etc. ] Cassell And Company, Ltd. (1935) First Edition With
Dustjacket
$114.21
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=9801618285&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-_
-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
Beckoning Horizon: the Story of a Journey Round the World, By the Right Hon.
Wedgwood Benn and Margaret Benn. With 25 Illustrations and 3 Maps by
Stansgate, William Wedgwood Benn, Viscount (1877-1960). Margaret Benn 1st
Edition. London [Etc. ] Cassell And Company, Ltd. (1935) First Edition With
Dustjacket
$91.68
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=9801618286&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-_
-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
Velvet Studies / By C. V. Wedgwood by Wedgwood, C. V. (Cicely Veronica)
(1910-1997) 1st Edition. London: J. Cape. (1946) First Edition With
Dustjacket
$35.90
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=9821761087&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-_
-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
The Selected Letters of Josiah Wedgwood / Edited By Ann Finer and George
Savage by Wedgwood, Josiah 1st Edition. London: Cory, Adams & Mackay. (1965)
First Edition With Dustjacket
$124.88
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=9821769767&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-_
-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
The Wedgwood Circle, 1730-1897: Four Generations of a Family and Their
Friends by Wedgwood, Barbara & Wedgwood, Hensleigh Cecil (1908-? ) Joint
Authors 1st Edition. Westfield, N. J. : Eastview Editions. (1980)
9780898600384.
First Edition With Dustjacket
$29.20
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=9821771709&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-_
-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
Velvet Studies / By C. V. Wedgwood by Wedgwood, C. V. (Cicely Veronica)
(1910-1997) 1st Edition. London: J. Cape. (1946) First Edition With
Dustjacket
$41.70
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=9821824973&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-_
-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
The Selected Letters of Josiah Wedgwood / Edited By Ann Finer and George
Savage by Wedgwood, Josiah 1st Edition. London: Cory, Adams & Mackay. (1965)
First Edition With Dustjacket
$157.37
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=9821838818&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-_
-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
The Wedgwood Circle, 1730-1897: Four Generations of a Family and Their
Friends by Wedgwood, Barbara & Wedgwood, Hensleigh Cecil (1908-? ) Joint
Authors 1st Edition. Westfield, N. J. : Eastview Editions. (1980)
9780898600384.
First Edition With Dustjacket
$32.99
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=9821840722&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-_
-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
The Message of Israel in the Light of Modern Criticism / By Julia Wedgwood
by Wedgwood, Julia (1833-1913) 1st Edition. London: Isbister And Company
Limited. (1894) First Edition Signed
$93.49
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=9979130995&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-_
-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
The Message of Israel in the Light of Modern Criticism / By Julia Wedgwood
by Wedgwood, Julia (1833-1913) 1st Edition. London: Isbister And Company
Limited. (1894) First Edition Signed
$75.75
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=9979206017&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-_
-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
Wedgwood International Seminar. (2nd-6th, 8th-13th) by Wedgwood
International Seminar VP. (1957-1968 passim)
$119.78
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=10276667804&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-
_-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
30 Years War, By Wedgwood by Wedgwood, C. V. / Grafton, Anthony Random House
Inc. (2005) 9781590171462.
Very good. $14.90
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=10346250612&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-
_-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
The Last of the Radicals / Josiah Wedgwood by Wedgwood, Cicely Veronica
(1910-1997) 1st Edition. London: Jonathan Cape. (1951) First Edition With
Dustjacket
$53.79
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=10379160994&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-
_-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
The Last of the Radicals / Josiah Wedgwood by Wedgwood, Cicely Veronica
(1910-1997) 1st Edition. London: Jonathan Cape. (1951) First Edition With
Dustjacket
$45.20
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=10379228332&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-
_-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
Wedgwood Circle, 1730-1897 by Wedgwood, Barbara; Wedgwood, Hensleigh
Hardcover Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. (1980) 9780289708927.
Signed With Dustjacket
Very Good in Poor jacket. $16.83
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=10403628600&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-
_-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
It's Never Too Late to Play Pam Wedgwood by Wedgwood, Pam Paperback Faber
Music Ltd. (2007) 9780571529841.
New. $8.86
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=10444951026&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-
_-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
Wedgwood Blue by Wedgwood, Pam (Cop)/ Wedgwood, Oliver (Cop)/ Wedgwood, Sam
(Cop) PAP/COM. Paperback Alfred Pub Co. (2005) 9780571523597.
New. $8.35
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=10476801830&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-
_-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
Wedgwood Circle, 1730-1897 by Wedgwood, Barbara; Wedgwood, Hensleigh
Hardcover Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. (1980) 9780289708927.
Signed With Dustjacket
Very Good in Poor jacket. $16.83
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=10522397291&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-
_-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
The Last of the Radicals-the Life of Josiah Clement Wedgwood M. P. by
Wedgwood, C. V.
2nd Edition. Jonathan Cape, London. (1974) 9780224010979.
With Dustjacket
$33.25
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=10525722536&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-
_-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
The King's Peace 1637-1641 / By C. V. Wedgwood by Wedgwood, C. V.
1st Edition. London: Collins. (1955)
First Edition With Dustjacket
$29.20
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=10525726577&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-
_-A

Your search for:

Wedgwood by Wedgwood

Matched:
The Last of the Radicals-the Life of Josiah Clement Wedgwood M. P. by
Wedgwood, C. V.
2nd Edition. Jonathan Cape, London. (1974) 9780224010979.
With Dustjacket
$38.25
Buy now at
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invid=10525768911&cm_mmc=B-_-1-_-A-
_-A

__________________________________________________________________

FIND IT AT ALIBRIS
Alibris connects you to thousands of independent book, music and movie
sellers around the world. With over 50 million used, new and out-of-print
titles, we have what you're looking for!
http://www.alibris.com
__________________________________________________________________

Sir (Hugo) Martin Wedgwood Bt.

Sir Martin Wedgwood

I am sorry to report that Sir Martin Wedgwood passed away on Tuesday 12^th October.

• Obituary notice in The Times. 
• Obituary notice in The Daily Telegraph
• Local Press article.
• Wedgwood International Seminar notice.
• Wikipedia entry.

Save the Wedgwood Museum Campaign - BBC "Midlands Today" 19th October 2010

WEDGWOOD SOCIETY MEETING,SUNDAY, OCT 3

WEDGWOOD REDUX:  Conservation & Restoration Of Objects In The Beeson &
Buten Collections, Birmingham Museum Of Art

OCTOBER 3

      Margaret K. Burnham, assisted by her husband, James A. Burnham,
will be our guest speakers on Sunday, October 3, 2PM at Springhouse in
Jamaica Plain.

      Even a fine and special Wedgwood piece might need a bit of
clinical attention sometimes.  Returning such pieces to their best
physical and visual condition is an exacting and often fascinating
task.  This talk will offer a small glimpse of how ceramics
conservators go about this, with examples of their discoveries,
problems, and solutions as they treat objects to return them to what
Wedgwood wanted you to see.

      Margaret Burnham has been an Objects Conservator in Private
Practice since 1992.  Currently living in Union, Maine, she
specializes in the treatment of ceramics.  Her clients include
museums, historical societies, dealers, and private collectors.

      Margaret has a Bachelor's Degree in Art Education from Wayne
State University, and more recently a Postgraduate Degree in the
Conservation of Ceramics, Glass & Related Materials from West Dean
College in England, including an internship at the British Museum.

      She has worked at the Henry Ford Museum, and Birmingham Museum
of Art, and is currently Contract Conservator for the Birmingham
Museum of Art, concentrating on the treatment of the Beeson & Buten
Collections of Wedgwood.

      Margaret is a member of AIC (American Institute for the
Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works).

      Margaret will be assisted by her husband,

James A. Burnahm.  Jim is semi-retired, and works with his wife
Margaret in her practice.  He has been an Objects Conservator since
the 1970's.

Jim holds degrees in History from the University of Utah and Michigan
State University, and completed the training program in
Three-Dimensional Objects at the Detroit Institute of Arts.  He was
Chief Conservator for the Milwaukee Public Museum, and Henry Ford
Museum, before becoming Executive Director of Sloss Furnaces National
Historic Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama.

Margaret & Jim are members of the Wedgwood International Seminar.

As always, unless otherwise specified, meetings of the Wedgwood
Society of Boston are open to the public.  For directions to
Springhouse, go to www.springhouseinfo.org.

Wedgwood & Wood Family of Burslem – Family Bible up to Auction

The Staffordshire Sentinel to day reports on the sale by auction (27^th August 2010) of a Family Bible formerly owned by the Wedgwood and Wood Families of Burslem:

HISTORIANS are hoping a Bible linked to two pottery dynasties will be brought back home to Stoke-upon-Trent. A Wedgwood family Bible dating back to 1630 is going up for auction in America this month after being discovered in an attic in Maine. It is believed the Bible has been owned by two important Burslem potters – Dr Thomas Wedgwood and Enoch Wood – before ending up on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

The book includes handwritten pages by Mr Wood and inscriptions relating to the Wedgwood family.

The pieces written by Mr Wood describe how he was inspired to become a potter, who he hired at his pottery business and what he paid them and detailed descriptions of some of his most prized work.

There is also a poignant 16-page tribute written by Mr Wood's son – Enoch Wood Junior – after his father's death.

The Bible is being sold by Gould Auctions, based in Smithfield, Maine, on Saturday, August 28.

Miranda Goodby….collections officer in ceramics at The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Hanley, said: "The real interest from a local history point of view is that the Bible was written in by Enoch Wood. Without him, we would know a whole lot less about life in 18th century Burslem.

"He was known as the Father of the Potteries when he died and he was Stoke-on-Trent's first historian. He was proud of Burslem and Stoke-on-Trent. He really wanted people to understand the changes he had seen in his lifetime.

He would have been delighted at the thought of his Bible coming to light and there being so much interest in it."

She said Mr Wood was an avid collector of pottery and his pieces formed what is now the Potteries Museum.

He also loved to chronicle what was happening in the world and would often write notes in books and even bury time capsules to let future generations know about the past.

Ms Goodby said: "It is no surprise to me whatsoever that he had written in a Bible. He wanted to record what he had seen. He saved books and rebound them because they had belonged to people he was interested in, which is exactly what he did with this Bible."

Mr Wood bought the Bible at an auction in 1820 and had it rebound. It is thought the book was taken to America by one of Mr Wood's descendants after his death in 1840.

It is signed by Dr Thomas Wedgwood, who owned a pottery firm in Burslem and was a distant relative of Josiah Wedgwood, who went on to found the world's greatest ceramics company.

Ms Goodby said: "Enoch Wood's father apprenticed for Dr Thomas Wedgwood in the 1730s and was a very successful potter. There are about five branches of the Wedgwood family and if you go back to the 1620s, they are all from one family. "I don't think Dr Thomas Wedgwood was actually a doctor but there were so many Thomas Wedgwoods in Burslem, a lot of them had nicknames."

Burslem historian Fred Hughes said: "It is a very important piece of memorabilia. It certainly has connections with the family of Josiah Wedgwood. And without Enoch Wood, we might not have a Burslem. He was a leading law-maker as well as a great model maker.

It would be a great addition to the Enoch Wood collection, which is a valuable collection held at the Potteries Museum and at the city archive."

Mr Hughes said: "The Bible was a family treasure but there is nothing special about the book itself – it is the inscriptions which are more valuable. The inscriptions are absolutely crucial to the history of the early development of the pottery industry."

Mr Hughes said he would like to see the Bible end up in the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Hanley so it could be studied and put on public display. He said: "The city council already has a massive collection of Enoch Wood papers – that Bible would be a welcome addition to the collection."

Councillor Hazel Lyth, Stoke-on-Trent City Council's cabinet member for adult social care, sport, leisure and culture, said: "We are aware of the auction taking place and are interested in the artefact because of the historical and cultural significance it has for the city."

Alison Wedgwood whose husband Tom is a direct descendant of Josiah Wedgwood, said the Wedgwood family would love the Bible to return to Stoke-on-Trent. She said: "Its natural home is Stoke-on-Trent. It would be fascinating to see it and we would like to see it brought back to the city. I am very curious to see what it looks like and what notes are in there. It would be a shame if it was bought by a private collector in America."

Auctioneer Timothy Gould, of Gould Auctions, described the inscriptions by Enoch Wood as "remarkable and spectacular". He added: "The Bible and manuscripts have been inspected and authenticated by an internationally-known ephemera expert."

I hope it can be bought for the City, or it would be a great addition to the Wedgwood family archives at the Wedgwood Museum.



LINKS



Find Dr Thomas Wedgwood and Enoch Wood in the genealogical database here:

• Dr Thomas Wedgwood
  
• Enoch Wood
  

Details of the Auction:

• Gould Auction House, Maine.