Boxed Wedgwood 200th Anniversary of American Independence (1776-1976) Wall Plate

  
Beautiful plate well over 40 years old and still in original box. The plate is in perfect condition. Please browse all 12 sets of photographs for size, weight and condition as they are self explanatory. Marvellous opportunity to acquire this superb collectible plate in its original packaging. At age 41, Revere was a Boston silversmith. He helped organize intelligence to keep watch on the British military.

Revere served as a Massachusetts militia officer, though his service ended after the Penobscot Expedition, one of the most disastrous campaigns of the American Revolutionary War, for which he was absolved of blame. In 1861, over 40 years after Revere's death, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow made the midnight ride the subject of his poem "Paul Revere's Ride" which opens. Listen, my children, and you shall hear.

Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five. Hardly a man is now alive. Who remembers that famous day and year. Jasperware, or jasper ware, is a type of pottery first developed by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1770s.

Usually described as stoneware, some authorities have described it as a type of porcelain. It is noted for its matte and unglazed biscuit finish and is produced in a number of different colours, of which the best known is a pale blue that has become known as Wedgwood Blue. Relief decorations (typically in white but also in other colours) are characteristic of Wedgwood jasperware. They are produced in moulds and applied to the ware as sprigs.

Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, commonly known as Wedgwood, is amongst the world's most famous fine china, porcelain, and luxury accessories company founded on 1 May 1759 by English potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood. Josiah, the youngest of 13 children, founded his company in 1759. He was a perfectionist who took 3,000 attempts to get just the right shades of chalky blue and sage green for his most popular Jasperware. He made his name when he manufactured a tea and coffee service for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III.

Her Majesty was so impressed she allowed Wedgwood to use the title Potter to the Queen. Soon other royal households, including Russia's, were clamouring for Wedgwood pottery. Josiah was a benevolent employer who built good homes for his workers but he could also be a demanding taskmaster.

If a vessel did not meet his exacting standards he would smash it and shout: This will not do for Wedgwood! His company became the first to innovate the perfect mixture of fine bone china which was both durable and beautiful to the touch. Before he succumbed to cancer in 1795 Wedgwood passed his company on to his sons.

Many descendants were directly involved in the business over the years and it thrived throughout the 19th and most of the 20th century. Were it not for a bout of smallpox the name of Josiah Wedgwood would have been lost in the mists of time. The disease severely weakened his leg and he was unable to work the pedal of his potter's wheel. Faced with the loss of his livelihood the enterprising apprentice turned instead to designing ceramics. Josiah had a keen eye and an interest in the latest advances, such as new glazes.

His designs were unlike the typical clunky wares on the market in the early 18th century and were soon gracing the homes of the aristocracy and royal palaces. Production at Etruria Works in Stokeon-Trent, Staffordshire, could barely keep pace with demand.

Quite simply Wedgwood is considered the finest potter to have lived and his name is famous far beyond these English shores. The vast Wedgwood collection of pottery, art and manuscripts is regarded as one of the most important industrial archives in the world. The names were merged to become Waterford Wedgwood with a workforce of almost 8,000 at its peak but its fortunes began to decline. On 2 July 2015, Fiskars Corporation acquired WWRD. Original UK made Wedgewood products are now real collector's items as production of English porcelain has mostly moved abroad to the Far East.

This item is in the category "Pottery, Ceramics & Glass\Decorative Pottery, Ceramics & Glass\Vases". The seller is "santoor-uk" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Features: In Original Box
2. Use: Decorative
3. MPN: Paul Revere’s Ride
4. Time Period Manufactured: 1970-1979
5. Sub-Type: Jasper Ware
6. Production Technique: Pottery
7. Subject: American Independence
8. Collection: Commemorative Plates
9. Product Type: Wall Plate
10. Boxed/ Unboxed: Boxed
11. Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
12. Origin: UK
13. Material: Porcelain/ China
14. Colour: Blue
15. Year Manufactured: 1976
16. Production Style: Jasperware
17. Brand: Wedgwood
18. Style: Jasper Ware
19. Theme: American Independence
20. Date Range: 1960-1979
21. Type: Wall Plate
22. Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original