Wedgwood China
To start shopping for Wedgwood china please select a pattern from the links below:
Wedgwood Amherst, Wedgwood Celestial Platinum, Wedgwood Colosseum, Wedgwood Cornucopia, Wedgwood Countryware, Wedgwood Edme, Wedgwood Florentine Turquoise Wedgwood Hunting Scenes Wedgwood India Wedgwood Jasper Conran Wedgwood Jasper Conran Casual Wedgwood Metropolis Wedgwood Nature Wedgwood Night and Day Wedgwood Opal Wedgwood Sarah's Garden Wedgwood Signet Platinum Wedgwood Solar Wedgwood Ulander Powder Blue Wedgwood Ulander Powder Ruby Wedgwood White China Wedgwood Wild Strawberry
The founder of the company, Josiah Wedgwood built his factory at Etruria in 1769. Known as ‘The Father of English potters’, he created ‘Queensware’ a range of cream coloured fine earthenware and was given royal patronage by Queen Charlotte and the Empress Catherine ll of Russia. Over the years Kings and Queens, Tsars, Emperors and Sultans have selected Wedgwood fine china for their tables. Today, collectors and buyers of Wedgwood china include the rich and famous throughout the world as well as thousands who cherish and value the distinctive quality that marks Wedgwood bone china.
Fine bone china has been in continuous production at Wedgwood for over 100 years offering something for all tastes, ranging from plain white china designs to very sophisticated Wedgwood fine patterns, from the casual portrayal of the traditional English countryside in Sarah’s Garden tableware (named after Josiah Wedgwood’s wife, Sarah), to the contemporary elegance of one of Britain’s best known designers, Jasper Conran, who has teamed up with Wedgwood to produce a range of tableware that has proved extremely popular with modern brides. India Wedgwood is another popular bone china pattern with the delicacy of a fine watercolour, India's floral motif is a glorious echo of the ancient traditions of Indian decorative art.
Caring for your Wedgwood fine China
Wedgwood china is made to be used! All new bone china patterns are put through an exhaustive series of tests to ensure that colours are as hard wearing as possible. Quality checks are constantly carries out to monitor the ability of the china to resist the rigours of day-to-day use. So don’t keep your Wedgwood fine china locked away, use it and enjoy it with confidence.
Storing your Wedgwood China
To avoid scratching, when Wedgwood plates are stacked together they should not be slid out from a stack – always lift them out carefully.
Washing Wedgwood china by hand
We suggest that, as a matter of hygiene, you always wash any new purchases of Wedgwood china before first use, in a mild solution of liquid detergent. Washing-up is one of the occasions when china can be damaged if it is not properly handled during both washing and draining. Even in water, the glazed surfaces can become scratched if rubbed against each other with any force. So avoid putting too many Wedgwood plates in the water at any one time. Normal dishwashing products used in hand-hot water will not harm your Wedgwood china. Tea and coffee stains can be removed with any tea/coffee stain remover. Bar Keeper’s Friend or tooth powder will remove ‘pencil marks’ which can be caused by minute deposits of metal from certain types of cutlery. Abrasives and harsh scourers should not be used on your Wedgwood china.
Washing Wedgwood China in a Dishwasher
Follow these simple guidelines and you can be totally confident that your Wedgwood china can be washing in an automatic dishwasher with no adverse effects to its appearance and durability.
- Load the washer so that pieces do not touch each other, to avoid the risk of scratching. Do not overload.
- Follow the manufacturer’s instructions on quantity of detergent to be used.
- As soon as the wash water has drained away, there should be an immediate rinse cycle to flush away deposits of detergent, which will form a film if allowed to dry on the Wedgewood china.
Hard Water
In hard water areas, deposits may form on your Wedgewood china in time if the water is allowed to dry on the ware. These soluble deposits can easily be removed with a dilute acid such as vinegar.
Microwaves Ovens
Most Wedgewood china has a gold, silver or platinum edge decoration, which would be damaged by microwaves. If there is no precious metal decoration, your Wedgewood china can be used in a microwave oven.
Freezer
Wedgewood china can safely be used in a freezer. Care should, however, be taken when re-heating frozen food. No matter how strong the china, sudden changes of temperature (e.g. taking from the freezer and placing directly into a hot oven) are likely to cause thermal-shock, which will damage the ware.
Warming your Wedgewood bone China
It is perfectly safe to warm your Wedgewood china gradually and evenly to 100C. However, it should never be exposed to direct heat from a naked flame or to rapid changes of temperature.