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He then averred that he " has been brought up to the 

 business of a potter in Staffordshire, where he practised 

 this art, along with that of enamelling, as a master for 

 upwards of twenty years. ... He has enriched the 

 pottery of his country with many inventions and im- 

 provements, whereby pottery has been raised from a 

 low and declining state to its present condition of one 

 of the most flourishing manufactures in His Majesty's 

 dominions. 



" He first invented the art of ornamenting ware with 

 coloured glazes of various kinds. 



" He first adapted the engine lathe to the working 

 upon clay, and introduced the use of it into the pottery 

 manufacture. 



" He introduced the Queen's ware, which banished 

 the French ware from our markets and tables. 



" His experiments on clays enabled him to introduce 

 many new ornaments of many kinds, especially vases, 

 cameos, tablets, portraits, and classical models in jasper, 

 etc. 



"The object of the action is to prohibit a London 

 manufacturer infringing Wedgwood's patent for pro- 

 ducing Etruscan vases in a certain manner." 



Meanwhile Wedgwood carried on his business at 

 Etruria in the old way. Wherever he could make an 

 improvement, he introduced it. Flaxman sent him 

 new casts and drawings from Eome. Deveare sent him 

 a Bas-relief of Proserpine from the Borghese Vase, 

 executed in the most beautiful manner. Webber fol- 



