208 v THE WEDGWOODS. 



How long the establishment at Chelsea was continued, I 

 do not know ; but painting was done in London for Wedg- 

 wood to a late date. In a letter now lying before me, 

 dated February 27th, 17% the month following Josiah 

 Wedgwood's death while speaking of painters and ena- 

 mellers on porcelain, the writer says, "I believe Wedgwood's 

 men here do not get less than 26s. or 28s. per week." 



I have before explained that the partnership of Wedgwood 

 and Bentley had reference only to the ornamented, not to 

 the meful ware ; and it will be seen in the above account, 

 that although the workmen at Chelsea were employed on 

 both branches, the amounts paid them in wages were dis- 

 tinguished as on " Josiah Wedgwood's account," and as 

 on " Wedgwood and Bentley's account." Thus, for instance, 

 John Lawrence, for the week ending October 6th, is paid for 

 six days' work, at Is. d. a-day, of which 5s. 3d. is charged 

 to " J. W.," and the other 5s. 3d. to W. & B." 



An immense number of these Etruscan vases, paterae, &c., 

 were sold both at home and on the Continent, "where there 

 is scarcely any museum without specimens of them. As 

 this material is undoubtedly as durable as that of the original 

 vases, we may reasonably predict that these too will find 

 their way to very remote posterity, and illustrate the history, 

 of our era. Some few of them (and only a few, on account 

 of the expense) were finished with all the art that the age 

 was capable of, and will convey no unfavourable idea of the 

 state of the arts at this time. It may with truth be said 

 that the body is Jar more durable than the antique. It is 

 basaltic, and has this great advantage over the antiques, 

 that whereas they are of a tender, brittle body, this is the 

 hardest body made. It is as durable as mortar material, 

 which is the most durable that any product of clay can be 

 made to arrive at." 



At Etruria is preserved a small teapot, of red ware, of 

 what is usually called the "crab-stock pattern," which bears 

 a written label, stating that it is " the first teapot at Josiah 

 Wedgwood's, made by Josiah Wedgwood himself." This 



