The Cambrian Pottery & Friendship With Lewis Weston Dillwyn
Young's early bankruptcy had lasting impact upon his career, no longer independent - he sought employment and so put his artistic skills to use. On 23 January 1803, Young and his wife moved to new lodgings in Swansea, Glamorganshire, where he had gained employment under fellow Quaker, Lewis Weston Dillwyn, as a "draftsman" at Dillwyn's Cambrian Pottery, where he remained until August 1806. Dillwyn and Young, both in their mid twenties, struck up a close friendship due to their common interest in natural history. Many of Young's painted wares feature accurately depicted flora and fauna as well as the taxonomic names of the illustrated species. Collections of this pottery can be seen at the V&A Museum, South Kensington, The National Museum of Wales, Cardiff and at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea.
During this period, Young shared his time between decorating the Cambrian Pottery's best porcelain and assisting with Dillwyn's botanical field work. Between 1802-1814, Dillwyn worked on a groundbreaking study of British algae species, The British Confervae, Young's illustrative plates are to be found from Part III onwards in Dillwyn's publications. In Part IV, Dillwyn credits Young with the discovery of:-
- Conferva dissiliens, (Plate 63), in Crymlyn Bog, Swansea,
- Conferva youngana, (Plate 102), in the limestone rock pools near Dunraven Castle, Glamorganshire.
Young's discoveries and collaboration on the work with Dillwyn earned him Associate Membership of the Linnaean Society.
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