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John Wedgwood, of Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, admiring the J Lyons wedding cake, from a 1947 newspaper. This three-tiered cake, mounted on a silver stand was made by F E Jacobs, chief decorator of J Lyons’ Ornamental Department. It stood 1.8 metres high and weighed 63 kg.
He was a partner in the Davison and Co. bank in Pall Mall. The Bank failed in 1816, after which time he retired. [3] Wedgwood married Louisa Jane Allen (younger sister of his brother Josiah Wedgwood II 's wife, Elizabeth "Bessie" Allen) in 1794.
The Darwin and Wedgwood families were on friendly terms for much of their history and members intermarried, notably Charles Darwin, who married Emma Wedgwood. The most notable member of the family was Charles Darwin, a grandson of both Erasmus Darwin and Josiah Wedgwood.
Emma Wedgwood accepted Charles' marriage proposal on 11 November 1838 at the age of 30, and they were married on 29 January 1839 at St. Peter's Anglican Church in Maer. Their cousin, the Reverend John Allen Wedgwood, officiated the marriage.
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Josiah Wedgwood FRS (12 July 1730 – 3 January 1795) was an English potter, entrepreneur and abolitionist. Founding the Wedgwood company in 1759, he developed improved pottery bodies by systematic experimentation, and was the leader in the industrialisation of the manufacture of European pottery.
John Wedgwood may refer to: John Wedgwood (1721–1767), merchant of London. John Wedgwood (horticulturist) (1766–1844), founder of the Royal Horticultural Society and son of Josiah Wedgwood.
The record came as an elaborate box set designed by John Kosh, including sets of photos, drawings by Lennon, a reproduction of the marriage certificate, a picture of a slice of wedding cake (inside a white sleeve), and a booklet of press clippings about the couple.
Jasperware is particularly associated with the neoclassical sculptor and designer John Flaxman Jr., who began to supply Wedgwood with designs from 1775. Flaxman mostly worked in wax when designing for Wedgwood. The designs were then cast: some of them are still in production.
On 29 January 1839, he officiated at the wedding of his cousins Charles Darwin and Emma Wedgwood in an Anglican ceremony arranged to also suit the Unitarians in St Peter's Church at Maer Hall. Some years later, aged he also officiated at the funeral of Charles' brother Erasmus Alvey Darwin in 1881. [2]