
WEDGWOOD SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC
THE WEDGWOOD SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC PROGRAMS
The WSWDC will hold a minimum of six meetings and events annually. All lecture meetings are free and open to the public however we are currently offering our meetings on Zoom. Our meetings are held at the Total Wine and More meeting room at 13043 Lee Jackson Highway, Chantilly, Virginia. Please note their NEW location is at the now next to the Greenbriar Shopping Center, they are next to the Giant Food store.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
September 2022
Lecture - September 25, 2022- TBD
November 2022
Lecture - November 6, 2022- Woody Johnson on Wedgwood and Wörlitz
January 2023
Lecture - January 8, 2023- Susan Egenolf on the Frog Service
March 2023
Show and Tell - March 19, 2023
May 2023
Lecture - May 7, 2023- Lorraine Horn on Wedgwood’s Powder Blue
Past Programs:
July 18, 2021
Josiah Wedgwood, Cherokee Clay, and the Eighteenth-Century Fascination with Indigeneity
Guest speaker: Dr. Susan Egenolf
Via Zoom Dr. Susan Egenolf, Associate Professor at Texas A&M University, shared her research on Josiah Wedgwood and Cherokee clay, with a focus on the 1767-68 expedition led by Thomas Griffiths to South Carolina to mine and bring that clay back to Etruria. Cherokee clay contains kaolin, an ingredient essential to the production of porcelain; it is sometime referred to as ‘white clay’ and is known as unaker in the Cherokee language. This zoom video will be periodically offered in our Members Only area so check back frequently.
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April 25, 2021
An Epic of Earth and Water: Clare Leighton and the New England Industries Series
Guest speaker: Dr. Anne Forschler-Tarrasch
Via Zoom Dr. Anne Forschler-Tarrasch, Chief Curator and Marguerite Jones Harbert and John M. Harbert, III Curator of Decorative Arts at the Birmingham Museum of Arts (Alabama) presented a guided tour of the BMA’s exhibition, An Epic of Earth and Water: Clare Leighton and the New England Industries Series. The exhibit focused on the series of twelve plates British-American artist Clare Leighton (1898-1989) created for Wedgwood in 1948. This zoom video will be periodically offered in our Members Only area so check back frequently.
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Society activities include:
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Scholarly lectures by Wedgwood authorities and collection archivists
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Presentations by specialized Wedgwood antiques dealers
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Society members are invited to participate in interactive show & tell sessions
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Opportunities for private sales, auctions, and appraisals
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Exhibitions and private home tours
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Informative meetings and other special events
Annual events will include silent auctions, summer socials and other special programs that highlight and promote the study and collection of Wedgwood
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Special exhibits
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Summer Social & Sale
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Silent Auctions
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Appraisal Days
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Museum Exhibitions & Display
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Meetings conclude with refreshments and complimentary wine tastings
Wedgwood Society of Washington DC



July guest speaker
Dr. Susan Egenolf
Knife and sheath, ear pendants,
and pouch
Indian Village of Pomeiooc (left)
The Towne of Pomeiooc (right)

An Epic of Earth and Water: Clare Leighton and the New England Industries Series

April guest speaker
Dr. Anne Forschler-Tarrasch