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Goal in 1769. Voyez seems to have been French and trained in some form of sculpture, and probably modelled many of the figures. His work is associated with "thick-lidded eyes, somewhat flattened noses, and a general roundness of contour", and "somewhat pugnatious facial details on almost all his
192: 144:, as well as running successful "potbank" businesses. Their most popular figures continued to be produced well after their deaths, and were often imitated and copied by others. Aaron Wood was also an important modeller, but more noted for "useful" tablewares. 227:, who Wedgwood had dismissed and then prosecuted either for theft of designs, or for being caught drawing the daughter of another employee in the nude (perhaps acceptable in France, but not in Staffordshire). In any case he received a prison sentence in 323:
Ralph Wood III (1774–1801) continued the Hill Potworks until his early death in 1801, at which time production of Ralph Wood figures ceased. It is not clear if he modelled himself, or even introduced new figures.
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in 1782 and 1783. The details of his career have been the subject of considerable controversy in recent decades. From 1773 to 1781 he ran a shop in
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Experts have become more cautious in attributing individual pieces to his pottery, and many are now described by terms such "Whieldon-type".
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Aspects of Ceramic History: A Series of Papers Focusing on the Ceramic Artifact As Evidence of Cultural and Technical Developments, Volume 1
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Ralph Wood II (1748–1795) followed in his father's footsteps, manufacturing a variety of figures coloured with
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at Fenton Low where he learned to make coloured glazes. In 1754 he started making his own salt-glazed wares at
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On 24 June 1774, he married Sophia Lambert and their son, Ralph Wood III, was baptized on 29 May 1774.
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This article is about English family of potters. For the surname in general, see
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The first two Ralphs were among the best modellers in
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Ralph Wood
Wood (surname)
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Staffordshire figures
Chaucer
Isaac Newton
Staffordshire potters
Enoch Wood
Josiah Wedgwood
Staffordshire pottery
Staffordshire figures
John Astbury
Thomas Whieldon
Burslem
Toby jug
Water buffalo with boy, one of a pair, c. 1750, tortoiseshell ware
tortoiseshell ware
St. George and the Dragon, attributed, 1760s
overglaze
Josiah Wedgwood
Bristol
Stafford
Fox and goose sauceboat, 1770s
William III as a Roman emperor, 1770s. Lead-glazed earthenware, 14 inches
William III

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