Star Wedgwood

Star was born on 29 October 1904 in Barlaston, Staffordshire, England. She was the daughter of Major Francis Hamilton Wedgwood and his wife Katherine Wedgwood (née Pigott).^[1] Her father has been described as a "fifth generation Wedgwood",^[2] directly descended from the Wedgwood company founder, potter Josiah Wedgwood, thus making Star part of the Wedgwood family's sixth generation.^[2]

Star was introduced to pottery decoration through Alfred Powell's painting classes at the Etruria Works of the Wedgwood pottery firm in England.^[3]

She became a designer herself at the company during the early 1930s and created a number of patterns on bone china and Queen's ware for Wedgwood. Her signature was a five-pointed star and the initials CW. According to the Wedgwood Museum, "Her bone china designs tend to be bold, and made extensive use of strong colours and platinum lustre".^[1] Some of her works are held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.^[4][5][6]

In 1937, Star married Frederic Maitland Wright, who later became the company secretary of Wedgwood and joint managing director with Norman Wilson.^[3] She died in Oxfordshire in 1995.