Josiah Wedgwood

Josiah Wedgwood, called "Father of English Potter", was born in 1730 to a family with a long tradition as potters.
In 1759 when he was 14 years old, he set up his own pottery works in Burslem.This is how Wedgwood starts.

Jasper Ware

In 1765 Wedgwood's cream-coloured earthenware was completed.
The creamware which shines beautifully and clearly with light especially, was received Queen Charlotte's patronage and permission to be called "Queen's ware".

In 1774 "Jasperware" which brought more fame to Wedgwood, was accomplished.
"Jasperware" was a work born with the result of long experiments and trials and errors.
Decorations were made in separate moulds and applied to the body of the Greek myth or flowers' motif.
"Portland Vase", a reproduction of ancient Rome vase, was a famous masterpiece manufactured in this technique.

Fine Bone China

Josiah �U who succeeded his father later perfected "fine bone china" by using cattle bone ash in more than half of the raw material.
The warm white colour combined with the solidness gained popularity and established the present fame of Wedgwood.

There are an identifying mark, a picture of Portland Vase, and a logo on the products without fail, although they vary more or less with the product and the date of manufacturing.

Jasper Josiah Wedgwood, a founder of Wedgwood, spent over 3 years and perfected the work. Jasper is white in its natural state and is stained with metallic oxide colouring agents. It is a distinctive feature for Jasper to decorate the body like cameo with Greek myth or flowers' motif.

Wild Strawberry Wild Strawberry came to the market in 1965, but it is actually a long selling series because original drawing is traced back to the beginning of 19 century. Of all the Wedgwood works, wild strawberry series is very special in design. It is a Victorian style which has delicate leaves and flowers intermingle with the rich red fruit of the Wild Strawberry.

Night & Day This stunningly simple embossed ware attracts us with freshness. With beautiful fluted and check designs, it produces a table stylishly and happily.

Peter Rabbit Remaining true to Beatrix Potter's original inspiration, Peter Rabbit has a bright new look for the 21st century with livelier and more colourful images. Peter, a cute rabbit, gives dreams to children all over the world. Enjoy the series for both daily use and special use. It is also a very popular product line for gifts.

A list of product lines There are many varieties of attractive product series in Wedgwood. Here you can find a list of each product line of our selection. Although the list is composed of Japanese only, we are working on changing into English right now. So please wait for a while, and for the time being, please enjoy the photos of our selections.

On the back of currently-produced products, a contour of "Portland Vase" which has brought Wedgwood a current fame is drawn between the W mark. [Left: Portland Vase Wedgwood story issued by Nikkei BP / right: backstamp of wild strawberry tea cup and saucer (delphi)]
There are letters of 'Wild Strawberry' and 'Bone China' (high-grade porcelain which represents England, including bone meal in order to produce whiteness and clearness)on the back of saucers.
There are at times short golden lines on the back. They are the lines drawn by the craftsman to adjust the point of brushes in good shape when coloured gold.
In addition, you may see engraved marks of clear small numbers, and they are reference number of Wedgwood's klin. However, there are not always reference number on the back.
Since there is also the series name on the back of a Wedgwood's teacup, it is easier for beginners to learn the brand.
Please take a look at the following collection of Wedgwood's backstamps.

	It is assumed that Josiah Wedgwood had used the mark at Burslem from 1759 to 1769. The first impressed name-mark on earthenware.
	It is a very rare mark. It was used on the bell works from 1764 to 1769.
	It was used for various sizes approximately between 1759 and 1769.
	A circle mark without rims. The letter, 'Etruria' was probably produced by Josiah's partnership with Bentley in 1769.
	This mark includes the letter, 'Etruria' and it was impressed inside of the bottom of old Basalt vase. Occasionally, you see it on the busts or the seating of large portraits. 1769-80.
	Having lines inside and outside, the mark was impressed on Basalt or around the screw of 'Etruria' vase, but it was not seen on Jasper ware. 1769-80.
	Original handwriting mark. Wedgwood=Bentley. 1769-80.
	This mark was used on intaglios and 356 is the number of Wedgwood and Bentley catalog. 1769-80.
	Only W&B and catalog number were sometimes used on the very small intaglios. 1769-80.
	It is a rare mark found only on intaglios of the stamps of chocolate brown and white colour. Also, more often found on the portraits made from double layer of clay.
	There are various sizes in this mark. Found on busts, granites, Basalt vases, figurines, plaques, medallions, and cameos with the various range in size. 1769-80.
	It is considered that this mark was produced after the death of Bentley (1780), and perhaps used for a while after the death of Josiah (1795).
	It is a rare mark used for a short time in 1790.
	Josaih Wedgwood �U's mark. It probably indicates that there were some kind of new cooperative relationships or changes on business. Found on several aroma boxes of tripod Basalt only. This date indicates the first registration date of the design in 1805. "2nd Feby" was sometimes used instead of "Feb. 2".
	This mark was found on the bone china or the earthenware produced from 1812 to 1822 and always printed in red, blue, or gold.
	Since 1769, this mark has been impressed directly to the bodies of Queen's ware or printed in colour. Nowadays, the word, "Etruria" and "Barlaston" and the name of patterns are printed with the trademark in many cases. This mark has been described on Jasper for decoration, Black Basalt, Cane, Terracotta, and Queen's ware since 1780. The title, "England" was added to this in 1891.
	This mark can be found on high-quality goods once in a long while. It was used only for a short period of time around 1840.
	This mark was adopted in 1878 when the production of bone china was back on track. It was printed in various colours.
	In order to observe the customs regulation which is know as "McKinley Customs Administrative Act", it was added to the mark, "Wedgwood" in 1891.
	This mark has been delveloped from the one in 1878. A circled R was added in 1974, and it means that the name of "Wedgwood" was registered brand.
	This seal has been printed on Queen's ware in colour since 1940. The circled R means the same as above.
	This mark has been used since the middle of 1998. "Portland vase" was designed in it.
	Citation:"Tougei no bi 1" featured Wedgwood - England - Publication: Kyoto Shoin

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