CHAPTEE XIII 



WEDGWOOD'S ARTISTIC WORK 



THE erection of the works at Etruria was now nearly 

 finished. Bentley's house was ready for his reception. 

 He was now Wedgwood's partner in artistic and orna- 

 mental ware. Wedgwood was anxious to see him at 

 Burslem about an extension of his London showrooms. 

 " Pail-Mall," he said, " is the best situation in London. 

 There is now an auction room occupied by the artists 

 for their exhibition. I should like to have your opinion 

 about it. ... Besides room for my ware, I must have 

 more room for my ladies, for they sometimes come in 

 such very large shoals together, that one party are often 

 obliged to wait until another have done their business. 

 ... I have now about some five hundred things to do. 

 I am preparing designs, models, moulds, clays, colours, 

 and such like for the Vase work, by which means we 

 shall be able to do business." 



In a subsequent letter he says : " I am going on with 

 my experiments upon various earths, clays, etc., for 

 different bodies, and shall next go upon glazes. Many 



K 



