Wedgewood Exhibition

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2561
Date Released
2 Jul 1978
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Garter Ceremony
  2. 2Wedgewood Exhibition
  3. 3The Gold Cup

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wedgewood Exhibition. DESCRIPTION: At London’s Science Museum, an Exhibition entitled Arts and Science United, for such were the aims of Josiah Wedgewood. On show are some of the finest examples of Wedgewood’s pottery and a display of the Potter’s art. SHOTLIST: MCU wheel turning. CU ditto. MS wheel turning and Elwyn James (Wedgewood’s Chief Designer) moulding clay. Various ditto same. CU photographic mural of Josiah Wedgewood statue. CU ditto. 1st day vase that was thrown by Wedgewood himself on the opening of his Etruria factory. MS ditto. CU drawing of the Etruria factory. CU agate and granite ware vases. CU caneware bamboo teapot. Zoom out Britannia statue made to commemorate naval victories over Napoleon. CU Wedgewood reproduction of the Portland Vase. CU Jasperware Plaque ‘The Dancing Hours’. MS Wedgewood cameos. CU ditto. CU portrait Josiah Wedgewood. CU vase presented to British Museum said by Wedgewood ‘to be my finest work ever’. MS pottery turning at wheel. CU potter. CU potter completes jug on wheel.
Keywords
Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London
Card file number
78/48
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
149
Story extras:
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