Wedgwood™
noun/ˈwedʒwʊd/
/ˈwedʒwʊd/
[uncountable]- fine English pottery and china made by the company established in 1759 by Josiah Wedgwood (1730-95) near Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. Its most characteristic design, called Jasper, uses raised white patterns or figures on a blue background. This design was influenced by neoclassicism and became very fashionable when first produced.
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