"I really like teapots you know! Back in the home country, I had a marvelous and diverse collection of over three hundred ceramic teapots from the late 17th century to the present day. I was especially proud of my 1792 Wedgwood. After acquiring it, I had my name legally changed to Wedgwood from Augusutus Fink Nottle. When an opportunity to teach English in China presented itself I was reluctant to leave my beloved Mersey and my teapot collection. But when information came to light that Wuxi was near Yixing, the revered city of Chinese teapots, I hesistated not to accept a job offer to teach English and catch the first BOAC to China!" said Wedgwood.
Wedgwood says his collection of Yixing Teapots is enormous. "I have over a thousand Yixing Tea Pots in all sizes, you know. I have had many custom-made. My most prized ones are from the Poolside Harry Moore special collection. The teapots are shaped to match the provocative poses of Moore in his all-time best-selling book."
Asked if he was going to have other Teapots custom-made, Wedgwood told the WCE Blog that he had finished the initial drawings for the Zhanshen 6 collection featuring the five Expatonauts and the one stowaway who were members of the Wuxi China Expatdom mission to Mars.
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