Josiah Wedgwood (1730–95) was a Staffordshire potter who established an international reputation for British ceramics. A tireless innovator, he perfected a cream-coloured earthenware known as 'creamware' as well as developing a new coloured unglazed body 'jasper'.

Beautifully sized as a pencil jar, scissors jar for your newly acquired formal desk. 5 1/2 x 2 5/8 - inches. Wedgwood Made in England trademark stamped on the reverse. This piece is in very condition. No damage. Early 1900s.