Peggy Kerner Shell-Shock: Centuries of Wedgwood’s Shell Fancying Some wonder why shell-shaped objects have had a strong presence in the Wedgwood company’s product range for over the last two and a half centuries. It all began with Josiah Wedgwood I himself. His inspiration for creating such specimens in the clay form was his fondness at an early … Read more
September, 2023
“The Ark”: Wedgwood and European Refugees, 1933-1945 The WSB will host a fascinating lecture on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. EST, via video-conferencing. Lecturer Michael Ruddy, archives assistant and cataloguer at the V&A Wedgwood Collection, Stoke-on-Trent. England, will present “The Ark”: Wedgwood and European Refugees, 1933-1945”. Michael holds a MA in museum studies from … Read more
2023-2024 Program Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. Members’ Participation: “Annual Wedgwood Bits & Pieces”; to be held in-person at the Dedham Museum and Archives, Dedham, MA Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. Michael Ruddy, V&A archives: “The Ark” Wedgwood and European Refugees, 1933-1945; to be held via Zoom Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. Adele … Read more
Annual Bits & Pieces The WSB will meet “in-person” for the opening of its 2023-24 season with the annual “Bits & Pieces” session, to be held on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, at the Dedham Museum and Archives, Dedham, Massachusetts. For this popular show and tell format, attendees bring one or two … Read more
2023 Annual Summer Social The closing event of the WSB 2022-2023 season is the first Annual Summer Social, to be held in York, Maine, on Sunday, July 16th. Registration forms were mailed to members with a reminder that spaces are limited. The full-day program includes visits to two private Wedgwood collections and a catered New England … Read more
The loss of a Wedgwood legend The Wedgwood Society of Boston is saddened to learn of the death of member Suzanne Borow Rubin on May 24, 2023. Our heartfelt condolences go out to her husband Ellis and family. We will miss her, dearly. You can read the full obituary here.
The Eleanor Coade – Josiah Wedgwood Connection On Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. DST, the WSB will host via video-conferencing, “Who Was Eleanor Coade? Why Do We Care About Her? And, What Is The Connection To Josiah Wedgwood?”, a lecture presented by Peggy Kerner, historian, collector, and WSB board director. Today, it is not unusual for … Read more
March, 2023 Dale Bowen Discussion Highlights, Part 1: A fascinating, interactive Zoom talk with a former Wedgwood master potter and artisan. Look for part II in the May Newsletter. Auction Analyses and Announcements Coverage of results from the Nancy Ramage and Skinner sale and preview of the upcoming Skinner one. Summer Social Preview The WSB … Read more
