Wedgwood was founded on 1 May 1759 by Josiah Wedgwood and in 1987 merged with Waterford Crystal to create Waterford Wedgwood, an Ireland-based luxury brands group. After the 2009 purchase by KPS Capital, Wedgwood became part of a group of companies known as WWRD Holdings Ltd, an acronym for "Waterford Wedgwood Royal Doulton." In 1765, Josiah Wedgwood created a new earthenware form which impressed the then British Queen consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz who gave permission to call it "Queen's Ware"; this new form sold extremely well across Europe. Wedgwood developed a number of further industrial innovations for his company, notably a way of measuring kiln temperatures accurately and new ware types Black Basalt and Jasper Ware. Wedgwood's most famous ware is jasperware. It was created to look like ancient cameo glass. It was inspired by the Portland Vase, a Roman vessel. Wedgwood had increasing success with hard paste porcelain which attempted to imitate the whiteness of tea-ware imported from China. High transportation costs and the demanding journey from the Far East meant that the supply of chinaware could not keep up with increasingly high demand. In 1812 Wedgwood produced their own bone china which, though not a commercial success at first eventually became an important part of an extremely profitable business. An oval white china platter with blue flowers and fruit. Back is marked WEDGWOOD CHRYSANTHEMUMOn base ; CHRYSANTHEMUM / i / W / 7 / WEDGWOOD china, pottery, crockery, england, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, kitchenware, wedgwood josiah

Cut glass salad/fruit bowl with epns rim, intricate pattern of banding and squares.domestic equipment, table setting, glass

Attributed to have been used in the Melbourne office in John Flynn's early days.G080.1 Silver teaspoon with engraving on the handle. G080.2 Silver fruit fork with a decorative handle. .G080.1 "AIM"australian inland mission

Given to Pat Richardson by her mother. Used and made by Martha Edwards circa 191022cm diameter linen doyley. Lace trim embroidered around with fruit and leaf designhandcrafts, embroidery

Coloured photograph of the fruit trees in blossom. These were part of the original orchard on the Schwerkolt Land.orchard, schwerkolt land

Series of photographs loaned for copying by Robert Collier through Keith Rooney. Photographs have been scanned by Ted Arrowsmith at 300dpi as a 'tiff' and burnt onto a CD Rom. copies of photographs were produced from the CD Rom for inclusion in the album.Black and white photograph of Robert Collier with his son Fred picking fruit on the orchard.collier fred, collier robert, springvale road tunstall, orchards, tunstall

Students Working in the Field Station (1) Digging trenches. (2) Pruning fruit trees.students, field station, digging, trenches, pruning, fruit trees

Judging from the copying method used, this copy would have been made in the 1960s. It was probably reproduced from a microfilm copy of the Journal held by the State Library of VictoriaYellowed copy of a black and white image, copied from a journal, featuring All Saints vineyard and wineryAt top of page: "86 The Australian Vigneron and Fruit-Growers' Journal, April 1905"all saints winery, wine industry, viticulture

Judging from the copying method used, this copy would have been made in the 1960s. It was probably reproduced from a microfilm copy of the Journal held by the State Library of VictoriaYellowed copy of a black and white image of a page from a journal, featuring All Saints winery and vineyardAt top of page: "April 1905 The Australian Vigneron and Fruit-Growers' Journal 87"all saints winery, wine industry, viticulture

Black and white photograph - Georges Fruit Emporium- Ringwood Shopping Centre -86 Whitehorse Road

Brown paper bag with the Leggo's logo and the words the pick of Pickles. Fresh fruit, Jam Delicious.bendigo, business, leggo's

Looking into the Kalorama Valley with an orchard in the foreground and cloud settling into the hills.Coloured photograph looking down valley with flowering fruit trees in foreground and treed hills in distance.kalorama, kalorama valley, orchard

Reproduction of original handpainted advertisement for fruit juice. Materials: Paper, Ink, Wood, Cardboard, Glasstennis

Note by T.H. Kneen 24 June 1992, "At that time the School maintained a dwarf orchard of several hundred varieties of apples."Black and white photograph. Students and Staff preparing a fruit and flower display inside a timber building.On reverse, "K.T. Gardner Mt. Evelyn Garden at Worth's Olympia 1930 (Cultural Centre now on site.)" and in different handwriting, "Mr. Russ, Hilary Watson ( Hetherington), (arranging something), Marjorie Bishop (outside, holding plant), Kath Gardner (next benches), Polly Woodard (in overcoat.)"students, staff, fruit display, flower display, k.t. gardner, mt. evelyn garden, worth's olympia, 1930, mr. russ, hilary watson ( hetherington), marjorie bishop, kath gardner, polly woodard, alice j. tucker (née glascodine), dwarf orchard

Shook of sawn timber for making fruit cases/upright bushel cases. Eleven (11) boards.

Orchard after flood: shows soil washed away from roots around fruit treeOn reverse, "Orchard after flood Dec 1934."orchard, yarra river, floods, 1934, fruit tree, damage to roots

Photograph of 2 female students working on a display for Garden Week (probably 1941) of flowers and fruit.female students, garden week, display flowers and fruit