The Radical Potter: Josiah Wedgwood and the Transformation of Britain. By Tristram Hunt. Metropolitan Books; 352 pages; $29.99. Allen Lane; £25 ONE HALF of the world, wrote Jane Austen, cannot ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wedgwood announced it was cutting staff at its factory in Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent [Getty Images] A star of TV show The Great ...

Josiah Wedgwood's innovative products gained popularity and by 1763, he was filling orders for kings, queens and nobles. Courtesy of Wedgwood, WWRD When Josiah Wedgwood, an apprentice potter in ...

JAKARTA, IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — For more than two centuries, Waterford crystal and Wedgwood china have been symbols of Irish and British craftsmanship. Now, their future may lie in Asia.

My husband and I received two Wedgwood cups and saucers as wedding gifts – one set with Mr. Pickwick on them and the other with Mr. Micawber. There is a No. 637 stamped into the bottom of each saucer.

Wedgwood announced it was cutting staff at its factory in Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent [Getty Images] A star of TV show The Great Pottery Throw Down has described job cuts at ceramics firm Wedgwood as ...