Presidential Gift Sets Sail to Mark 250th Anniversary ; Washington Monument Heads to White House
Sentinel, The; Stoke-on-Trent (UK) › September 15, 2009
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POTTERY giant Wedgwood is to present a model of the world-famous Washington Monument to the White House.
The Barlaston-based firm created the large-scale model of the monument, built in the 19th century as a tribute to America's first president, to commemorate its 250th anniversary and celebrate its historical links with the U.S. Lord Piers Wedgwood, a direct descendant of the company's founder Josiah, accompanied the piece on its journey across the Atlantic last week on cruise line Cunard's flagship vessel, Queen Mary 2. The model, dubbed a Gift Between Nations, will be on show at department store Macy's Herald Square branch, in New York, before heading to Washington where it will be a focal point of a Wedgwood anniversary exhibition.See the full content of this document
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Presidential Gift Sets Sail to Mark 250th Anniversary ; Washington Monument Heads to White House
The exhibition, which takes place at the Daughters of the American Revolution Continental Hall, between the White House and the Washington Monument,...
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