Wedgwood of Etruria jugs:
Here are two very vintage wedgwood jugs that are thourghly decorated with many design features, through animals such as the dog handles that i have discovered on trade me. While there are a large number of indicators to these item's historic structure, style and cultural context, you can simply turn them over to read the Etruria Wedgwood stamp to reveal this.
The stamp on both of the articles read "Wedgwood of Etruria. Made in England & Barlaston". The Encyclopedia of British pottery and porcelain stamps tells me that this infers they were made around the 1900's. Therefore this indicates that these pieces will be of neoclassical design. However the date and place by which the piece is labelled isn't the only indicator of it's style; The dogs for the handles, the white porcelain, and stallion design (which follow false principle) are typical of the neoclassical design period, and of Wedgwood too. The Stallions and hunting dogs depicted on the two works are likely influenced by the line of work Wedgwood made called the "Queen's Ware", for the British nobility Queen Charlotte. We can therefore state that the works of wedgwood was targeted towards the wealthier class of England of that time, as this could be specifically showing that this jug piece are to show that of game hunting, which again reinforces the idea that this is for the higher classed civilisation. The white porcelain is likely the cream colored pottery Josiah Wedgwood patented early in the companies creation.
As showed by the information above, these pieces are most certainly derived from neoclassical design peroid in the 1900 Wedgwood production line. The depictions of stallions and hunting dogs back up the idea that this piece is for the higher/wealthier class and or British royalty, while keeping the neoclassical style throughout the whole object of the vases. Therefore My argument of these points is clearly stated and show all viable information needed by this brief, making this legible.
References:
- Godden, G. A. (1991) . Encyclopedia Of British Pottery and Porcelain Stamps. Britain. Barrie and Jenkins Publisher
- © Spartacus Educational Publishers Ltd. (2011). Josiah Wedgwood: Biography.http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REwedgwood.htm
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