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Themes

Wedgwood is full of stories. These short illustrated themes bring some of them to life using objects and archive material from our collections. Why not start exploring?

  • Fascinating Objects by the Wedgwood Museum team

    Fascinating Objects
    • Well I never! Find out about some of the more unusual treasures in the Wedgwood Museum’s collections.

      • Biscuit model of a pyrophorous vase
      • Jelly Mould
      • Fire engine
      • H&M Rayne shoe
      • OHO! mug
      • Battle of Alma profiling tool
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  • Wedgwood and Nature by the Wedgwood Museum team

    Wedgwood and Nature
    • Since Josiah I’s earliest fascination with nature, the natural world has proved to be a source of constant inspiration for the craftspeople and designers of Josiah Wedgwood & Sons.

      • Cauliflower ware teapot
      • Hedgehog bulb pot and stand
      • Green water leaf pattern - butter dish, lid and stand
      • Nautilus cream bowl, cover & stand
      • Ocean teapot
      • Animal sculpture - Tiger with Buck by Skeaping
      • Fish vase
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  • Made to sell by the Wedgwood Museum team

    Made to sell
    • A business is after all a business and Josiah I was a great entrepreneur. Find out about how Wedgwood both made and exploited the market.

      • Egyptian-style teapot with crocodile finial
      • Bedford Grape Set - gravy dish & cover
      • Game pie dish
      • Tripod pastille burner
      • Portrait medallion of Carolus Linnaeus
      • Pennine oven-to-tableware - Covered Oval Casserole dish
      • Shape 225 - lunar coffeepot
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  • Wedgwood and artists by the Wedgwood Museum team

    Wedgwood and artists
    • A long and fruitful relationship with great artists has allowed Wedgwood to make objects of great beauty throughout its history.

      • Plaque depicting Etruria Hall
      • ‘The Frightened Horse’ - Black basalt Plaque
      • ‘Blind Man’s Buff’ lamp case
      • Portland Vase - Ivanhoe Series
      • Barlaston mug
      • Festival of Britain mug
      • The Green Man plaque
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