The Wedgwood Society of NSW
About us
Who we are ...
The Wedgwood Society of New South Wales is an appreciation group interested in the products of Josiah Wedgwood, FRS (1730-1795) and his successors to the present day.
We are based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Our members are from all over Australia and from other countries, with most resident in NSW.
We publish a newsletter, The Medallion, and hold meetings each month except January as we take a break in the Australian summer. New members are most welcome. How to contact us.
Our symbol ...
The Wedgwood Society of NSW has as its symbol Wedgwood’s Sydney Cove Medallion which was first made in 1789 using clay from Sydney Cove. In 1788, the first year of European settlement, Captain Arthur Phillip, the Governor of the new colony, sent a sample of clay to Sir Joseph Banks in England. Banks passed this on to Josiah Wedgwood who had a number of medallions made to a design by Henry Webber.
Only eleven medallions from the original issue are known to have survived, seven of them are in Sydney private and public collections. The design represents Hope encouraging Peace, Art and Labour to work towards security and happiness for the infant settlement.
When Governor Phillip wrote to Banks acknowledging the medallions, his letter referred to the “medallions and the cup”. Unfortunately no other mention of a cup is made, nor does it appear to have survived.
Our executive...
Our year runs from 1 July to 30 June. The Executive Committee is elected each year and takes office from the Annual General Meeting which is usually held in August. We are pleased to have as our Patron, Alan Storey, Managing Director of Waterford Wedgwood Australia.
The Committee for the 2007-08 year is—
| President |
Janet Hannaford |
| Vice-President |
Denbeigh Garrard |
| Treasurer |
Anni Macdonald-Penney |
| Secretary |
Zena Thomas |
| Newsletter Editor & Archivist |
Paul Thomas |
| Committee |
Judith Church, Colin Jones, Anni Macdonald-Penney, Margaret O’Neill, Paul Thomas, Brian Willis |
| Public Officer |
Paul Thomas |
Past office bearers...
Those who have held office in our Society since its inception are listed here—
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