Word: josiah
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...Ayatollah Khomeini on the subject of the United States than the pastoral musing we know from Thomas Jefferson. The author of the above passage was not an Iranian "student," nor was he a member of Mao's Red Guard--rather he was an American patriot. His name was Josiah Quincy--and his invective against Massachusetts Governor Thomas Hutchinson was hardly uncharacteristic of the times...
...Charles and Lady Diana. The mutual appreciation that has developed between royalty and Wedgewood pottern began about 11 years before the American Revolution. In July of 1765 one of Queen Charlotte's maids of honor, the Honorable Deborah Chetwynd, induced her Majesty to order a cream service from Wedgwood. Josiah Wedgwood, founder of the pottery empire, executed his first royal order with exacting care, shepherding the entire proceeding, including the inlay of the glad and the floral illumination of the borders. During his early schooldays, while crossing the moors at Newcastle, Josiah had delighted in the wild-flowers that sprouted...
...recognized not only for its practical value, but for its collectibility as well. Lady Diana's father, Earl Spencer, as well as Queen Elizabeth, are among its present day patrons. At Windsor Castle there is an entire room which carries, and honors, the name--The Wedgwood Room. Josiah's words were, at last, prophetic, when he said in his Experiment Book, "I saw the field was spacious, and the soil was good, as to promise an ample recompense to any who should labour diligently in its cultivation...
...JOSIAH was more than a crafty businessman. He was the spiritual father of a special British enterprise--one that has survived the gain and loss of an empire. Piers, the portly sould who must continue the family work, is proud. He says, "Josiah was the thirteenth child in the fourth generation of potters. His great grandfather was the first Wedgwood potter. His own father died when he was only nine years old and he was apprenticed to his eldest brother from the age of nine to 21. He happened to be very ill during that period and was not considered...
...colonies" have traditionally been the largest importers of Wedgwood in the world--40 percent of the Wedgwood exports. Jasper ware, the most popular pattern, not only displays an appreciation of a craft, but also exemplifies art and commerce in union to create a successful industry. Lord Wedgwood says seriously, "Josiah was the greatest man of any age and any country that went about uniting art and industry...