The Wood Family of Burslem: A Brief Biography of Those of Its Members Who Were Sculptors Modellers and Potters (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Wood Family of Burslem: A Brief Biography of Those of Its Members Who Were Sculptors Modellers and Potters<br><br>That the native genius and artistic faculties of those men whose work is referred to in this book should receive a due meed of praise has been the chief object of my efiorts.<br><br>In the course of this work which has pleasantly occupied my leisure hours during many years I have been indebted to the following friends for valuable help and encouragement - Sir Arthur Church kc. V.o.; Mr. William Burton m.a.; Dr. Sidebotham of Bowdon; the late Mr. John Baddeley Wood of Henley Hall Ludlow; Mr. Arthur H. E. Wood of Browhead Windermere; Captain R. B. Wood; Mr. J. M. Wood; Mr. Josiah Wedgwood mr; Mr. George Hammersley; Mr. Percy W''. L. Adams; Mr. George Stoner; Mr. P. Entwistle; Mr. Edward Sheldon; Mr. Ben H. Mullen ma; Mr. Charles Falkner; Mr. George F. Falkner; and to the authorities of the British and the Victoria and Albert Museums. For this assistance so willingly rendered I desire to accord my grateful thanks.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.