Wedgwood has introduced a new teaware collection which beautifully captures famed naturalist Charles Darwin’s journey to far flung climes on the HMS Beagle.
Darwin received the invite to travel on the ship in 1831, aged just 22. Over a five-year period, he travelled on HMS Beagle, visiting places such as a Brazil, Uruguay, Patagonia, Chile, The Galapagos, and Tahiti.
These destinations all feature on Wedgwood’s new collection, including original drawings from those locations, plus plant and animal life that Charles Darwin discovered whilst anchored there.
The collection, Darwin Voyage of the Beagle, has been produced with Wedgwood working closely with Cambridge University Library, original drawings from Darwin’s trip (created by the ship’s artist Conrad Martens and Darwin himself) have been carefully styled on to teacup and saucers, and coupe plates by the Wedgwood design team. The use of original drawings from the journey fills this collection with an authentic story full of history.
Each three-piece set (consisting of a teacup, saucer and 20cm coupe plate) celebrates a different port of call for the HMS Beagle on her voyage of discovery.
Each teaware set is lined in a unique pop of coloured enamel and has a special Voyage of the Beagle backstamp. Packaged in a Wedgwood blue giftbox, the fine bone china collection comes ready to gift.
