372 THE WEDGWOODS. 



in a group. Josiah Wedgwood and his amiable-, wife are 

 represented in the characteristic costume of the period, 

 seated in a garden, beneath a large tree. Wedgwood is 

 habited in a coat with deep collar, same as in the medal- 

 lion ; one of the old-fashioned waistcoats reaching over the 

 hips; knee-breeches, stockings, and shoes, with large buckles. 

 By the side of Wedgwood is a small stand, on which lies a 

 paper. Mrs. Wedgwood, who is holding out her hand to one 

 of the little children, who is drawing a child's carriage, con- 

 taining two young children, wears one of the immense caps, 

 about two feet in height, which were necessary to cover the 

 monstrous piles of tow and pomatum which I have already 

 spoken of as forming the ladies' fashionable head-dresses of 

 that time. Of these caps it was said 



*' The pride of our females all bound'ry exceeds ; 

 'Tis now quite the fashion to wear double heads. 

 Approaching this town to disburse heavenly treasure, 

 I passed by a head that would fill a strike measure ; 

 If I'd had that measure but close to my side, 

 I then should have had the experiment tried. 

 By sins a man's said to be cover'd all o'er 

 With bruises and many a putrefied sore, 

 From the sole of his foot to his crown they aspire 

 But the sins of a woman rise half a yard higher ! " 



The eldest child, Susannah, afterwards wife of Dr. Darwin, 

 of Shrewsbury, is represented on horseback, as are her three 

 brothers, John, Josiah, and Thomas.* The little girl I have 

 spoken of as drawing a child's carriage, is Catherine, and 

 the two little ones who are seated in the carriage are Sarah 

 and Mary Anne, the two youngest members of the family. 



The third of these is " an enamel as large as life," painted 

 by George Stubbs. It is a fine three-quarter head, in bag- 

 wig and grey collarless coat, and is, I apprehend, of about 

 the same period as the earlier medallions. From this 

 painting a tinted stipple-print was engraved by George 

 Townley Stubbs, and published by him on February 10th, 



* Richard, the second son, having died in 1782, is of course not in- 

 cluded in this family picture. 



