by 1763, he was receiving orders from the highest levels of the british nobility, including queen charlotte. wedgwood convinced her to let him name the line of pottery she had purchased "queen's ware", and trumpeted the royal association in his paperwork and stationery. in 1773, empress catherine of russia ordered the green frog service from wedgwood; it can still be seen in the hermitage museum. an even earlier commission from catherine was the husk service (1770), now on exhibit in peterhof.