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THE WEDGWOODS. 



most interesting and valuable account, in which he shows 

 not only what clays were then used, but also speaks of the 

 glazes, and describes the modes of manufacture of some of 



the vessels. The clays, it appears, were mostly procured 

 from the coal measures, and fine sand to temper and mix 

 with them was procured from Baddeley Edge, Mole Cop, 

 and other places. The following is Dr. Plot's account : 



" 25. Other potter's clays for the more common wares there are 

 at many other places, particularly at Horsley Heath, in the parish 

 of Tipton ; in M onway field, above mentioned, where there are two 

 sorts gotten, one of a yellowish colour, mixt with white, the other 

 blewish ; the former stiff and heavy, the other more friable and 

 light, which, mixt together, work better than apart. Of these they 

 make divers sorts of vessels at "Wednesbury, which they paint with 

 slip, made of a reddish sort of earth gotten at Tipton. But the 

 greatest pottery they have in this county is carried on at Burslem, 

 near Newcastle-under-Lyme, where for making their different sorts 

 of pots they have as many different sorts of clay, which they dig- 

 round about the towne, all within half a mile's distance, the best 

 being found nearest the coalc, and are distinguish't by their colours 

 and uses as followeth : 



1. Bottle clay, of a bright whitish streaked yellow colour. 



2. Hard fire-clay, of a duller whitish colour, and fully intersperst 



