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THE WEDGWOODS. 



two first which are engraved were found in a long disused 

 lead mine at Great Hucklow, where they must have 

 remained for about a couple of centuries. The third has 

 three handles and a spout, and is ornamented with bosses 

 of a lighter colour, bearing a swan, a flower, and a spread 

 eagle. The fourth, a two-handled cup, is of the same 



general form as those with one handle, and is, as will be seen, 

 of elegant shape. These two latter specimens are in the 

 Museum of Practical Geology. 



A curious candlestick, hen. represented, said to be of 

 Staffordshire make, is preserved in the Museum of Practical 



