Wood family

This article is about English family of potters. For the surname in general, see Wood (surname).

Staffordshire figures of Chaucer and Isaac Newton, Ralph Wood II, c. 1790. About 12 inches (30 cm) tall.

The Wood family was an English family of Staffordshire potters.[1] Among its members were Ralph Wood I (1715–1772), the "miller of Burslem," his son Ralph Wood II (1748–1795), and his grandson Ralph Wood III (1774–1801). Ralph I was the brother of Aaron Wood, father of Enoch Wood. Through his mother, Ralph Wood II was related to Josiah Wedgwood.

The first two Ralphs were among the best modellers in Staffordshire pottery of their day, both mainly noted for their Staffordshire figures, as well as running successful "potbank" businesses.[2] Their most popular figures continued to be produced well after their deaths, and were often imitated and copied by others. Aaron Wood was also an important modeller, but more noted for "useful" tablewares.

  1. ^ "Wood Family". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. 20 July 1998. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. ^ Avery, 128