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WEDGWOOD - KNOWN COLOURS - STANDARD DESIGNS - CHRISTMAS - KINGS & QUEENS
FAIRY TALES - SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC - FLOWERS OF THE MONTH - COMMEMORATIVES
OTHERS - ANOMALIES - A TRIP TO BARLASTON

Josiah Wedgwood founded Wedgwood at Burslem in 1754. Though factory records show that Wedgwood made thimbles in the late 18th century, it seems that none have survived. With the increase in popularity of thimble collecting, Wedgwood began to produce thimbles again in 1980.

Wedgwood jasperware has been produced since 1774. Jasperware is matt stoneware made from Cornish clay that is coloured throughout the body and has an applied decoration or cameo of a contrasting colour. The most famous jasperware combination is a white cameo design on what has become know as 'Wedgwood blue'. The cameos are hand applied, as they have been since jasperware was first invented.

The first new jasperware thimble produced by Wedgwood in 1980, is the Josiah Wedgwood thimble. It commemorates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Josiah Wedgwood. The thimble is not dated and the edition was limited to 10,000 worldwide - that type of figure is mind-boggling to collectors in 2007! The presentation box has the dates 1730-1980.

From the photos below the unfired cameos (of Queen Elizabeth) are laid out ready on a board for application. You can see the cameos being removed from the mould and placed ready for application on thimbles. Once fired, the cameos will be white and the thimbles blue.

Wedgwood ceased making jasperware thimbles between 1991 and 1999, reintroducing thimblemaking at the Wedgwood Visitors Centre only, from 2000, for visitors to Barlaston to purchase.

Jasperware or bisqueware thimbles made before 1990 have 'WEDGWOOD ENGLAND' stamped in two lines into the verso. From 2000 onwards, thimbles have again been produced sporadically only at the Visitors Centre and have 'WEDGWOOD MADE IN ENGLAND' stamped in three lines into the verso. To add to the confusion for current Wedgwood thimble collectors, from around 2004, some thimbles are again being marked 'WEDGWOOD ENGLAND'. The thimbles being made since 2000 are not official Wedgwood thimbles and are made by demonstrators at the Wedgwood factory's Visitors Centre at Barlaston and are really only samples made for demonstration purposes. They are not available commercially anywhere else and are only available for sale at the Wedgwood shop and the Wedgwood Visitors Centre, which are adjacent to each other at Barlaston.

My aim, when I began collecting Wedgwood thimbles, was to own one of each colour jasperware. I am not a collector interested in having complete sets, but there are many collectors who are and this listing is for those collectors who need to know what thimbles Wedgwood has produced. According to my calculations there are around 400 different thimbles, in all the colour combinations.

Now that some Wedgwood thimbles are being produced in limited numbers at the Visitors Centre, it is difficult to keep up with all the new designs and colour combinations, because they are not "official" Wedgwood thimbles, rather whatever colours and cameo combinations are being produced in other lines at the factory at the time and are then sold in the Wedgwood Barlaston Visitors Centre only. Traditionally the applied motif was always a white cameo - currently any colour seems to go. These are then finding their way onto eBay. This means there is no consistency in naming the specific current cameos or jasperware colours. Does it make a mockery of collecting Wedgwood thimbles? New mottled or mixed colours are appearing in items from Wedgwood and thimbles of this mixed colour clay are being made at the Visitors Centre for collectors to purchase.

I have recorded the first colour jasperware thimble that comes to my attention, with a new cameo rather than choosing a specific colour to display thimbles in the OTHERS section.
In the descriptions below, unless specified, the cameo is white.

I was truly blessed to be able to fulfill a long held ambition in July 2007. I was taken to the Wedgwood factory at Barlaston. For further description and photos see A TRIP TO BARLASTON

The bone china range of Wedgwood thimbles is out of the range of this study.

Learn more about
Wedgwood Bone China thimbles

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Known colours of Wedgwood Jasperware thimbles

Wedgwood blue
white
sage
teal
Portland blue

black basalt
pink
primrose
terracotta
lilac

grey
cane
spruce*
I understand from the demonstrators that this isn't an official colour name
taupe
royal blue

The applied decoration is usually white. There are several exceptions.
Black jasperware has gold painted cameos and the white thimbles usually have a contrasting blue cameo.
The darker Portland blue has also been applied as a cameo to the standard blue jasperware.
For other combinations of colour see OTHERS.
I understand that there are now 18 colours of Wedgwood jasperware with the addition of 3 colours to the above range. The newest colours are red, chocolate and a lighter shade of taupe.
I know it won't be too long before thimbles are made at the Visitors Centre in these newest colours.

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Standard designs

The cameos applied are very fine in detail and it is worth using a magnifying glass to appreciate the detail.
Traditionally, for thimbles made by Wedgwood between 1980 and 1990, the following five designs are standard and may be found on these seven standard colour thimbles:
blue, pink, sage, white, black, grey, and Portland blue

Wedgwood
the bust of
Josiah Wedgwood
black on pink version
white on black version
lilac
cane

Floral girl
a girl holding
a basket of flowers
taupe version
blue on taupe version
terracotta version

Spinner
a girl with a
spindle in her arms
cane version
royal blue version

Shakespeare
bust
lilac version
white on black version

Three Graces
three intertwined
women

These are some new designs, produced since 2000. The four on the left are known as "Dancing Hours".
They are not official Wedgwood thimbles and may be found in several different colour combinations.
They have the 'Made in England' imprint on the verso.

blue version
terracotta version
blue on white version

issued as part of the Wedgwood Museum Thimble Collection series in 1997
terracotta version
blue on white version

issued as part of the Wedgwood Museum Thimble Collection series 1997
blue on lilac version
white version
taupe version
blue on white version

blue version
blue on taupe version
Portland blue on white version
blue on white version

blue version
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blue on white version

the figure is bigger than the other figures

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Christmas

In 1981, Wedgwood introduced a series of Christmas thimbles. These were produced annually for five years and comprised of a boxed pair of thimbles.
A traditional blue thimble was paired with a thimble of a contrasting colour.
It was this introduction of different coloured Wedgwood thimbles that brought an even bigger interest in their range of Christmas thimbles.

Why were three thimbles produced for 1985?
The series was planned for five years and the black basalt thimble with a gold painted star, was to conclude the series in 1985, making a total of 11.

A further series of five annual Christmas thimble pairs was then produced, but this time only in the traditional blue jasperware.
Another black basalt thimble was made to complete the series. The motif on this thimble is a gold painted dove.
There is also an ungilded dove or a dove with no olive branch. See Other designs

Photo: Gladys Junge

white on black version

Each Christmas thimble has the date in a small lozenge on the verso.
The colour variations carry no date.

1981
Snowflake on blue
Christmas tree on sage
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blue version
spruce version 1986
Angel of the Annunciation on blue
The Virgin Mary on blue

1982
Christmas bells on blue
pink version
gold on black version
Robin on holly on lilac
blue version
royal blue version
teal version 1987
Joseph and baby Jesus on blue
Shepherds and baby Jesus on blue
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1983
Santa's face on blue
Portland blue gold on royal blue version
Candle on primrose
pink version
lilac version
cane version
Portland blue version
spruce version 1988
Star over the town of Bethlehemon blue
The Three Kings on blue

1984
Reindeer on blue
spruce version
[sold thru The Thimble Guild Scotland
Feb 2005]
teal version
cane version
Christmas wreath on terracotta 1989
Mary and child on blue
Three Wise Men bearing gifts on blue

1985
Child on sleigh on blue
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cane version
sage version
Christmas stocking on pink
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Gold star on black basalt
[to conclude 1st series] 1990
Virgin, child and donkey on blue
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Flight into Egypt on blue
Gold dove of peace on black basalt
[to conclude 2nd series]

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Kings and Queens of England

This set of 41 was commissioned by the Heritage Collection in 1980 and 20 000 sets were produced. The series spans 1000 years of monarchy with 35 kings and six queens. The thimbles all have white cameos on blue.
The accompanying rack has the names of each monarch in consecutive order, with a space for the 42nd monarch, Charles III - ?
There is a sticky label with the name of each monarch inside.
There are accompanying leaflets with a history of the reign of each monarch.

For colour variations of this set in production in 2006, see 'Anomalies' below.

William I - William II - Henry I - Stephen - Henry II - Richard I - John - Henry III - Edward I - Edward II
Edward III - Richard II - Henry IV - Henry V - Henry VI - Edward IV - Edward V - Richard III - Henry VII - Henry VIII - Edward VI
Mary I - Elizabeth I - James I (& VI) - Charles I - Charles II - James II - William III - Mary II - Anne - George I
George II - George III - George IV - William IV - Victoria - Edward VII - George V - Edward VIII - George VI - Elizabeth II BUY THIS THIMBLE

CLICK ON A NAME TO SEE THE THIMBLE

Queen Elizabeth II
NOT FROM THE KINGS AND QUEENS SET

Thimble Collectors' Club [TCC], June 1990
to celebrate her 60th birthday
or
to commemorate the golden wedding [50 years] to the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip on 20 November 1997
do you know which is correct?

A nearly identical thimble has been created for Queen Elizabeth's 80th birthday [commissioned by the Thimble Guild] but the colour is a royal blue version

The monarch is facing the opposite way in both thimbles from the Kings and Queens set and there is no laurel wreath.

sage
I don't know what this thimble commemorates - do you?

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Fairy Tales

This set of twelve thimbles have white motifs on blue

Produced for the Thimble Collectors Club in 1989

Rumpelstilskin
Photo: The Thimble Society Hansel & Gretel
Photo: The Thimble Society Three little pigs Sleeping Beauty
Photo: Gladys Junge Wizard of Oz
Photo: Gladys Junge Cinderella
Photo: The Thimble Society

Goldilocks and
the three bears
Photo: The Thimble Society Red Riding
Hood
Photo: The Thimble Society Jack and
the beanstalk
Photo: Gladys Junge Pied Piper

Photo: The Thimble Society Snow White and
the seven dwarfs
Photo: The Thimble Society Brer Rabbit
Photo: The Thimble Society

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Signs of the zodiac

There are several colour varieties.
white on blue - blue on white - white on Portland blue - white on sage - gold on Portland blue - blue on Portland blue - white on cane.
The first sets of 12 were made pre-1990 and were made in white on Wedgwood blue only.
Post-2000 sets exist in all the other colour combinations.
In the December 2005 issue of The Thimble Guild, there are several new colours of this set. These include white on pink and white on terracotta. The others shades available for the zodiac set are white on primrose; lilac.

Aquarius
(cane)
Pisces
(sage)
Aries
(blue on Portland blue)
Taurus
(blue)
Gemini
(pink)
Cancer
(blue on white)

Leo
(gold on Portland blue)
Virgo
(pink)
Libra
(blue)
Scorpio
(blue)
Sagittarius
(Portland blue)
Capricorn
(terracotta)

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Flowers of the Month

The floral Wedgwood thimbles were made for the USA market in 2004 and are a series of twelve flowers: one for each month of the year.
Not all these colours are part of this new series - some were made around 2000; others later.
The thimbles are marked 'WEDGWOOD ENGLAND' on the verso
[tho some have "Wedgwood Made in England" just to add to the confusion].

Carnation
January
(2004)
sage

Violet
February
(2004)
blue

Daffodil
March
(2004)
cane

blue 2000 version
black on primrose version
black on terracotta version
sage version
terracotta version
Portland blue version
primrose version
black version
pink version
black on sage version
lilac version
spruce version

Sweetpea
April
(2004)
Portland blue

Lily of the valley
May
(2004)
taupe

blue 2000 version
pink version
lilac version
black version
black on taupe version
primrose version
sage version
terracotta version
Portland blue version
black on terracotta version
mixed green and cane version
mixed Portland blue and cane version
blue on white version
cane version
black on sage version
spruce version
Rose
June
(2004)
pink

there are differently shaped roses
blue 2000 version
Portland blue version
black version
taupe version
black on cane version
blue rosebud version
black on terracotta version
sage version
cane version
pink version
terracotta version
black on sage version
spruce version
royal blue version. Commissioned by the Thimble Guild to commemorate 10 years since Princess Diana died

Delphinium
July
(2004)
Portland blue on blue

Gladiolus
August
(2004)
terracotta

Aster
September
(2004)
lilac

Chrysanthemum
October
(2004)
black

Calendula
November
(2004)
blue on white

Paperwhite
December
(2004)
primrose

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Commemoratives
LISTED BY DATE OF ISSUE

Marriage of Charles and Diana
(1981)
blue

Pair of thimbles
Profiles of Prince Charles and Princess Diana
BUY THESE THIMBLES
Marriage of Charles and Diana
(1981)
lilac

Facing profiles with scroll beneath 'Royal Wedding July 1981'
Prince of Wales feathers on verso
Pope's visit to England
(1982)
blue

"Joannes Paulus II' on scroll

The Royal Birth
(1983)
lilac on white

Olympiad XXIII - Los Angeles
(1984)
blue

The cameo has the torch bearer with 'Olympiad XXIII' and 'Los Angeles 1984' in a plaque on the verso
primrose on blue version
[Wedgwood Collectors Society]
225 years of Wedgwood [1759-1984]
(1984)
blue

Features the famous Portland vase
As well as having dates within the cameo on the front, the commemorative dates are repeated on the verso on this thimble
In 1985, the Thimble Collectors Club [TCC] commissioned a set of 50 thimbles, The Hallmarked Thimbles of the World's Great Porcelain Houses. These thimbles do not carry the dates on the verso

225 years of Wedgwood [1759-1984]
(1984)
teal

A rare pair to this commemorative is the teal green jasperware combined with the Floral girl These thimbles are also stamped with the commemorative dates '1759-1984' on the verso
verso
Liverpool Garden Festival
(1986)
blue

2000
for the millennium
(2000)
multicoloured

no photo
Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'

Viscount Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson
1758-1805
(2005)
royal blue

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
no dates
black on primrose version
Trentham Gardens Quilters Exhibition
(2006)
cane on blue

Slavery
(2007)
commemorating 200 years since
Abolition of Slavery 1807
black on yellow

"Am I not a man and a brother" letered on verso
Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
no dates
to see the bone china version of this thimble
Wedgwood Bone China thimbles

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Other designs
LISTED BY DATE OF ISSUE
I do not know Wedgwood's official names of these cameo designs
Do you? Please share

Josiah Wedgwood
(1980)
blue

Part of the Franklin Mint Porcelain Houses of the World set of 25 Made exclusively for this collection, it bears a portrait of the company's founder, originally modelled in 1782 by William Hackwood
pink version
Aurora
(early 1980s)
blue

Portland blue version
[available from the Thimble Guild in July 2005]
royal blue version
Harrods
(1984)
blue

Swan
(1989)
blue

Commissioned by the Thimble Collectors' Club
terracotta version
royal blue version
sage version
black on teal version
black on cane version
black on sage version
Portland blue version
Pink Heath
(1990)
pink

Commissioned by the Wedgwood Collectors Society of Australia to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Victoria
Pink heath is the state floral emblem
blue version
cane version
Dove of peace
(1990)
black, with the dove uncoloured

In 1990 the Wedgwood Society purchased these thimbles for their members
The date is stamped on the verso like the Christmas issue
There is a version of a dove with no olive branch
primrose version
cane version

Darwin
(2000-)
blue

no photo

Bust of Charles Darwin
George Stubb's Horse
(2004)
terracotta

royal blue version
Lion Rampant
(2004)
royal blue

Portland blue version

Britannia Lion
(2005-)
black on pink

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
Stag
(2005?)
terracotta on blue

Marked 'Wedgwood England'
black green and terracotta 3 stag version
King Tutankhamen
Queen Ankhesenamum
pair
(2005)
gold on black

Queen and King
red on black king version
red on black queen version
terracotta on cane king version
terracotta on cane queen version

Hamlet and Ophelia
pair
(date unknown)
blue

Each with name in scroll on verso
scrolls
black version
black on taupe Hamlet version
black on taupe Ophelia version
Diana Goddess of the Hunt
(2005)
black

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
Julius Caesar
(2005)
black

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'

Venus and Cupid
(2006)
pink

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
royal blue version
Portland blue and cane version
Portland Vase
(2006)
blue

Marked 'Wedgwood England'
Seahorse
(2006)
black on royal blue

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
cane version
black on terracotta version

Lily
(2006)
taupe

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
black on taupe version
black on terracotta version
sage version
Portland blue version
pink version
Tiger lily
(2006)
sage

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
black on taupe version
black on terracotta version
Portland blue version
lilac version
spruce version
Old English rose
(2006)
pink

Marked 'Wedgwood Made inEngland'
black on taupe version
sage version
black on terracotta version
Portland blue version
black version
blue version
lilac version

Anchor
(2006)
Portland blue

no photo
Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
Clipper
(2006)
Portland blue

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
Galleon
(2006)
pink

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'

Mythical beast (1)
(2006)
red on black

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
Mythical beast (2)
(2006)
red on black

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
Egyptian Mummy
(2006)
red on black

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
terracotta on cane version

Sphinx
(2006)
red on black

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
Liberty Bell
(2006)
sage

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
also available in royal blue
Jon French - handpainted
(2006)
red on black

no photo
Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'

Heraldic lion
(2006)
sage

no photo
Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
Tri-colour agate
(2006)
by Jon French

no photo
Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
Portland dip
(2006)

no photo
by Jon French
Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'

Dancing hours
(2007)
black

no photo
handpainted by Jon French
Marked 'Wedgwood'
3 versions with encaustic enamel
Unicorn
(2007)
blue

Golfer
(2007)
black on terracotta

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
lilac version

Lady golfer
(2007)
pink

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
black on terracotta version
Churchill
(2007)
black

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
gold on black version
Harp
(2007)
black on sage

no photo
Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'

St George and the Dragon
(2007)
Portland blue

no photo
Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
Egyptian dog
(2007)
Terracotta on cane

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
Egyptian bull
(2007)
Terracotta on cane

Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
terracotta on taupe version

Golf club
(2007)
Portland blue

no photo
Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
Golf clubs
(2007)
Portland blue

no photo
Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
Golf ball
(2007)
Portland blue

no photo
Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'

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Anomalies
These thimbles should never have reached the collecting public - they may be trial thimbles or seconds, but as they exist, I have included them here.
Do you know of any others?
The cameo of the Flower Girl, has not been gilded
The primrose one may have been a trial piece for the Kings and Queens set or the ongoing policy by Wedgwood in making thimbles of any colour combination that is on hand for the potters at the Visitors Centre on any particular day.

Ungilded Flower Girl
black on black

Colour variation for William 11
primrose

Colour variation for Henry 11
primrose

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A trip to Barlaston
Living in Australia I have always wanted to visit the Wedgwood Visitors Centre at Barlaston. I was staying with my thimble friend Vilma in July 2007 and knowing this, she braved the drive from Shropshire up towards Stoke-on-Trent. The whole journey was a total treat and this began as soon as we left the motorway and saw the signs to Barlaston. which lies south-east of Stoke. It is such a pretty English village - green with so many trees, adding to the anticipation by its wonderful rural setting.

The actual factory is absolutely huge and the workers' car park shows the vastness of the site.

And then we went in front of the Wedgwood Visitors Centre. My first glimpse was the huge statue of Josiah Wedgwood which dominates the entrance courtyard. Alongside is the Wedgwood cafe to enjoy morning tea and even here we were surrounded by Wedgwood's beautiful china.

The wonder continued when we entered the small shop that flanks the entrance to the Museum - and I was delighted to spot some thimbles for sale.

Once we'd paid our entrance fee, we were in the Museum with the display of the historic collection of Wedgwood and again sensed the superb quality of attention to detail and I could have spent the rest of the day just feasting on the treasures on display.

The hands-on section was beckoning tho and this seemed to be the heart of the Visitors Centre. There were various stations each manned by a Visitors Centre staff member. The first was a display of shaping a piece of raw clay on the pottery wheel and it was most interesting to chat and learn his background in the industry. The next person was making small clay balls - to a specific size using a calliper. Later we discovered that once fired, these are multicoloured beads which are strung into Wedgwood necklaces - whilst you wait.

And then joy of joys - the thimble section: at least on that day, thimbles had been poured into moulds. Maybe on other days, it would be other moulded items? We spent absolutely ages talking to the demonstrator and seeing how thimbles are made.

For me as the creator of this Wedgwood thimble site, seeing the display board of all the Wedgwood colours - 18 in total at that time - was worth the whole trip. These are Wedgwood jasperware discs displayed on a board. Sadly they are not named and the demonstrator could name about 16 of the Wedgwood colours. original Wedgwood jasperware palette.

18 current jasperware colours used by
Wedgwood at July 2007
the lower 12 discs are the swirled jasperware colours

The next demonstrator works on the Wedgwood cameos. These are supplied from the main factory and can be placed onto whatever items other demonstrators are making for display to visitors. We were able to make our own small plaques and under supervision place our chosen cameos onto the plaque. These were then fired and despatched by mail to us: all for a fee.

There were also demonstrators applying decals to bone china ware and we were also able to watch two handpainters. Both take commissions and we watched a handpainted plate taking shape for a client who had supplied a photo. The other was a painter painting Wedgwood china figurines and one can commission the actual colours of the clothing etc. when on a visit to the Visitors Centre.

It was all so overwhelming that we needed a lunch break but were soon back for more and our ticket allowed multi-entry into the Museum.

We were running out of time so had to adjourn to the factory outlet shop where all manner of Wedgwood merchandise is for sale - no thimbles. These were only available for purchase - there were only around 6-10 for sale - from the smaller shop alongside the museum entrance.

There was no time to take the small visitor's train to visit the Wedgwood factory itself or to see the special bi-centennial display of the Abolition of Slavery merchandise by Wedgwood.

There was a lot of construction underway around the Vistors' Centre: a new museum. By now the new Wedgwood Museum should be completed and you will have a totally new experience from Vilma and me when you next visit Barlaston and Wedgwood. I urge you to visit this well laid out complex if you love Wedgwood jasperware. Most of the old established English potteries are closing or moving offshore - like Royal Doulton to Indonesia and beyond. Wedgwood are staying put with the vast infrastructure and investment in the parklike factory site of Wedgwood Barlaston. Just allow a whole day in your schedule to do it all justice!

Sue dwarfed by Josiah Wedgwood
massive teacup at the Museum's entrance
raw clay thimbles in their mould
with a pink thimble to show the colour they will become
it's time for the thimbles to be unmoulded
preparing to remove the thimbles from the mould

Sue in the tearoom
Sue making a Wedgwood plaque
sponsor's board for the new Wedgwood Museum - under construction
sponsors come from all over the world
by now this Museum should be complete?

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DO YOU KNOW ANY MORE DETAILS ABOUT ANY OF THE THIMBLES LISTED ABOVE?
DO YOU HAVE ANY ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS POSED?
DO YOU HAVE ANY OF THE THIMBLES NOT PHOTOGRAPHED OR BETTER PHOTOS?
DO YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHER WEGDWOOD THIMBLES?
EMAIL thimbleselect@bigpond.com TO SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE.

Did you know??

Did you know that Charles Darwin was married to Emma Wedgwood?

Do you know any other interesting facts about Wedgwood?

References

Susan Jean Gowan. Thimbles of Australia. 1998

Marion A Nugent. Wedgwood thimbles. TCI Bulletin, April 1985

Ken Richardson. Thimbles indexed. Canadian Coin News, 21 October 1980

Contributors

Sue Burt, Sheila C, Sue Christensen, Sarah Constantine, Katherine Hannaford, Margaret Hickling, Debby Hoover, Shaun Kahn, Elaine Kingston
Margaret Jackman, Denise Jenkins, Susan John, Chris Jones, Gladys Junge, Nicola Kissane, Heather Pead, Elaine Pollard, Rachel, Bruce Read
Val Torrington, Kate Twomey, Anita Ulack-Chiarizia, Francoise Vidal, Joanna Waciorski, Ann Watson
Welsh Thimble Society, Mave Wiskin, Jenny Yuhas

For more information on Wedgwood please visit their website
www.wedgwood.com

This listing of Wedgwood does not purport to be complete or accurate in all aspects. Rather it invites comment and contribution to add to our knowledge of these highly desirable, collectable thimbles. My thanks to the other contributors

Enjoy!

Any questions or comments?
thimbleselect@bigpond.com

Last updated 7 August 2008
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Wedgwood blue	white	sage	teal	Portland blue
black basalt	pink	primrose	terracotta	lilac
grey	cane	spruce* I understand from the demonstrators that this isn't an official colour name	taupe	royal blue

	1981 Snowflake on blue Christmas tree on sage BUY THE 1981 PAIR blue version spruce version		1986 Angel of the Annunciation on blue The Virgin Mary on blue
	1982 Christmas bells on blue pink version gold on black version Robin on holly on lilac blue version royal blue version teal version		1987 Joseph and baby Jesus on blue Shepherds and baby Jesus on blue BUY THIS THIMBLE
	1983 Santa's face on blue Portland blue gold on royal blue version Candle on primrose pink version lilac version cane version Portland blue version spruce version		1988 Star over the town of Bethlehemon blue The Three Kings on blue
	1984 Reindeer on blue spruce version [sold thru The Thimble Guild Scotland Feb 2005] teal version cane version Christmas wreath on terracotta		1989 Mary and child on blue Three Wise Men bearing gifts on blue
	1985 Child on sleigh on blue BUY THIS THIMBLE cane version sage version Christmas stocking on pink BUY THIS THIMBLE Gold star on black basalt [to conclude 1st series]		1990 Virgin, child and donkey on blue BUY THE THIMBLE Flight into Egypt on blue Gold dove of peace on black basalt [to conclude 2nd series]


Rumpelstilskin Photo: The Thimble Society	Hansel & Gretel Photo: The Thimble Society	Three little pigs	Sleeping Beauty Photo: Gladys Junge	Wizard of Oz Photo: Gladys Junge	Cinderella Photo: The Thimble Society

Goldilocks and the three bears Photo: The Thimble Society	Red Riding Hood Photo: The Thimble Society	Jack and the beanstalk Photo: Gladys Junge	Pied Piper Photo: The Thimble Society	Snow White and the seven dwarfs Photo: The Thimble Society	Brer Rabbit Photo: The Thimble Society

Aquarius (cane)	Pisces (sage)	Aries (blue on Portland blue)	Taurus (blue)	Gemini (pink)	Cancer (blue on white)
Leo (gold on Portland blue)	Virgo (pink)	Libra (blue)	Scorpio (blue)	Sagittarius (Portland blue)	Capricorn (terracotta)

Carnation January (2004) sage	Violet February (2004) blue	Daffodil March (2004) cane blue 2000 version black on primrose version black on terracotta version sage version terracotta version Portland blue version primrose version black version pink version black on sage version lilac version spruce version
Sweetpea April (2004) Portland blue	Lily of the valley May (2004) taupe blue 2000 version pink version lilac version black version black on taupe version primrose version sage version terracotta version Portland blue version black on terracotta version mixed green and cane version mixed Portland blue and cane version blue on white version cane version black on sage version spruce version	Rose June (2004) pink there are differently shaped roses blue 2000 version Portland blue version black version taupe version black on cane version blue rosebud version black on terracotta version sage version cane version pink version terracotta version black on sage version spruce version royal blue version. Commissioned by the Thimble Guild to commemorate 10 years since Princess Diana died
Delphinium July (2004) Portland blue on blue	Gladiolus August (2004) terracotta	Aster September (2004) lilac
Chrysanthemum October (2004) black	Calendula November (2004) blue on white	Paperwhite December (2004) primrose

Marriage of Charles and Diana (1981) blue Pair of thimbles Profiles of Prince Charles and Princess Diana BUY THESE THIMBLES	Marriage of Charles and Diana (1981) lilac Facing profiles with scroll beneath 'Royal Wedding July 1981' Prince of Wales feathers on verso	Pope's visit to England (1982) blue "Joannes Paulus II' on scroll
The Royal Birth (1983) lilac on white	Olympiad XXIII - Los Angeles (1984) blue The cameo has the torch bearer with 'Olympiad XXIII' and 'Los Angeles 1984' in a plaque on the verso primrose on blue version [Wedgwood Collectors Society]	225 years of Wedgwood [1759-1984] (1984) blue Features the famous Portland vase As well as having dates within the cameo on the front, the commemorative dates are repeated on the verso on this thimble In 1985, the Thimble Collectors Club [TCC] commissioned a set of 50 thimbles, The Hallmarked Thimbles of the World's Great Porcelain Houses. These thimbles do not carry the dates on the verso
225 years of Wedgwood [1759-1984] (1984) teal A rare pair to this commemorative is the teal green jasperware combined with the Floral girl These thimbles are also stamped with the commemorative dates '1759-1984' on the verso verso	Liverpool Garden Festival (1986) blue	2000 for the millennium (2000) multicoloured no photo Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England'
Viscount Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson 1758-1805 (2005) royal blue Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England' no dates black on primrose version	Trentham Gardens Quilters Exhibition (2006) cane on blue	Slavery (2007) commemorating 200 years since Abolition of Slavery 1807 black on yellow "Am I not a man and a brother" letered on verso Marked 'Wedgwood Made in England' no dates to see the bone china version of this thimble Wedgwood Bone China thimbles