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A Manual of Marks on Pottery and Porcelain to of Up Mrs. S.T. Blackwood A MANUAl>-Or MARKS POTTERY AND PORCELAIN A DICTIONARY OF EASY REFERENCE BY W. H. HOOPER AND W. C. PHILLIPS Uontion MACMILLAN AND CO. AND NEW YORK 1894 All Rights Reserved First Edition, 1876; Second Edition, 1877; Reprinted iZ-]^, 1886; with corrections and additions, 1894. P K E F A C E. THIS edition has been carefully revised and enlarged by the addition of many new marks. When first issued none of the marks of Japan had been published. At that time information was difficult to obtain, and much of it has since been found to be un- reliable the kind of Sir A. Franks ; by permission W. a large number of marks are now inserted, which will be found to include all the factories of importance. Being only intended for a pocket-volume, unimportant factories and unknown marks are left out. For more detailed information, the works of Brongniart, Chaffers, Demmin, Jacquemart (admirably translated by Mrs. Bury Palliser), Marryat, Robinson and others may be consulted. is divided into in the The work four parts ; the first, Marks are classed under descriptive heads, as Anchor, etc. in the the factories of Animal, ; second Majolica Italy are arranged alphabetically; in the third, other factories of on the same and in the Europe plan ; fourth, the Oriental Marks are arranged by the number of characters inscribed. IV PREFACE. The Marks on Pottery and Porcelain are of three kinds factory, workman, and pattern mark. The first is usually placed in a prominent position, sometimes accompanied by the mark of the maker or decorator. Sevres Porcelain, for instance, often having four or five workmen's marks, besides that of the factory. The is a this is seldom pattern mark usually number ; given, being useless without a description of the pattern itself. The Marks, when pencilled or incised, vary very con- a different a full or a flaw in siderably ; hand, brush, the all tend to make them material, unrecognizable ; even when printed they are often blurred by the action of the fire or running of the enamel, and when im- pressed, a shrinking of the wet clay will change or obliterate them. Z2STZDE1Z. MARKS. Anchor Animal Arrow Axe .. Beacon Bell . Bird .. Bow .. Butterfly Cadnceiis Circle . Claw .. Crescent Cross .. Crown Dome . Dot .. Ermine Fish . Bassano Caffagiolo . Castel Duranto Castelli Diruta Faenza Florence Forli .. Genoa.. INDEX. FACTORIES. r INDEX. Vll PAGE CONTRACTIONS. The quality of the Ware is described in the first column, and the mode of marking in the second, as follows : maj. ... Incised. Impressed. ... Pencilled. ... Printed. ... Stencilled. The third column contains the dates. Pottery and Porcelain Marks. ANCHOR CHELSEA p imp P gold or red iT POPPLES DORF pot imp 176- SCEAUX PEXTIIIEVRE s p p blue 175- B Pottery and Porcelain L SCEAU.X PKNTHIEVRK pot p blue ITS- VENICE h p p red 1765 Tliis mark varies maj. p color 17 very much 4- COLOGNE pot p blue 1 7 4- Bow a p p red 173 The form and position of the swora vary. COALRROOK DALE h p p blue 18 DERBY CHELSEA p p goK 1770 or red Marks. CM ' VENICE ... s j ... p p gold 17- Giovanni Marconi or color WORCESTER p color 175- Rf Richard Holdthip, decorator He also ivcrked for Derby LoNGPORT pot imp 1793 pr blue 1805 ISTONE CHIN Thus read from 18 imperfect impression pot imp of name CALDAS pot imp Imitation Ware CALDAS of Palissy ORTUGAJ. MlDDLESBOROUGH pot pr bluo 20, Pattern mark imp 20 Pottery and Porcelain. ANIMAL. SWINTON h p p TO* 1824 The Rockingham Crest. <n ! MEISSEN pot imp 17 Near Dresden. HESSE CASSEL h p p blue . 17C3 AMSTERDAM h p p blue 1772 FRANKENTHAL h p p blue 1754 CHINA h p p blue Ow old Nankin Ware. It M Marks. ARROW. Bow B p p blue 173- (?) PLYMOUTH h P CAUGHLEY b p p blue 17 - LEEDS ... pot imp 177- Also with name Hartleij, Green fy Co. PARIS ... li p p blue 1773 I)e la Courtille (sometimes called Torches) AXE. BADEN BADEN h p p gold Tftctow Sperl. or color 1753 Pottery and Porcelain BADEN BADEN h p p gold 1753 tffc Widow Sperl or color DELFT pot p blue I.7C4 De Byl (The Axe) Justus Brouwei BEACON. GENOA BELL. DELFT pot p bine 1764 De drei Kloklcen. (The 3 bells) W. Van dcr Docs r This mark varies so much that it is called Leaf and Arrowhead Marks, BIRD. AMSTERDAM pet p color 1780 Hartog and Brandeis. ANSPACH h p p blup 1718 Sometimes used without the letter > , SKVRES h p p red 1810 sten & 1st Empire. imp h color 1852 Napoleor. III. Emperor p pr 1833 LlVEUPOOL pot p color A Liver, the Arms of the Town. Case, Mort fy Co. Pottery and Porcelain HAGUE (The) h p y blua 177- The Arms of. BOW. Bow s p p blue 173- BUTTERFLY. CHINESE On old Nankin h p p blue CADUCEUS. I DRESDEN hp pblue 1712 This mark varies very much. WORCESTER s p p blue 1753 In imitation of Dresden CIRCULAR MARKS. FAENZA ... maj. p blue 15 And other varieties, and also without the circle Marks. HOCHST hp p gold 1720 Tlie arms of the Archbishop of or color Maycnce. Dahl pot p color 1794 &hp T\ I DAMM Aschaferiberg h p p bine 17 DELFT pot p oiuo 1G91 TFortuyn Fortune P. Van der Breil Martinus Gouda pot 1675 FLORENCE s p p color 15 The arms the Medici. ) of w(B) Francis II. A very rare mark. niaj. p color 15 Orazio Fontana Urbino fecit. 10 Pottery and Porcelain DERBY h p pr color 1815 COLOGNE ... pot 1G- MONTPELLIER pot imp 18 Lc Vouland. SHELTON pot pr color 1820 BERLIN h pr 1850 1 p Royal Factory color 1830 SEVRES ... ... h p pr The marie ivas used with the year date from 1830. 1834 Louis Philippi Marks. i.CHATEAU, SEVRES h p pr color 1834 511 Republic h p p red 1848 BURSLEM pot & imp 1768 Wedgwood 8c Bentlcy hp CLAW. DELFT De Klaauw (The Claw) pot pbhu, 1764 Lambertus Sanderus. 12 Pottiry and Porcelain CRESCENT. CAUGHLEY h p. p blue 1750 And without name. SALOPIAN. WORCESTER s p p blue 1751 or gold URBINO ... maj. p blue 1591 Also with the initials E. F. B. NAPLES mnj. p blue 17 WORCESTER h p p blue 1783 Mark* C< V MARIEBERG, Sweden pot & p color 1750 sp CC Ehrenreich, 1759 CROSS. BRISTOL h p p iu 1773 color t FULDA ... h p p blue i763 VARAGES pot p bl: C c 1730 or red DRESDEN h p p blue 1720 COPENHAGEN h p p color 1772 * CASEMENE ... pot imp IS~ Pottery and Porcelain BOURG-LA-REINE h p p 17 Le Chappelet. BRISTOL h p p color 1773 TURIN Vineuf h p imp 1770 Dr. Gioanetti. CROWN. BASSANO maj. p color 1540 Also with the signature of Antonio Terchi $ B Terchj CASTELLI ma}. p color 16 ST. PETERSBURG b p p blue 1801 Alexander I. or color h p p blue 1805 Alexander II. or color Marks. PARIS h p p red 177P Porcelaine de la Reine(Antoinette) VENICE maj 17- DERBY s p p gold 177- BRUSSELS h p p' color 18 WORCESTER h p imp 1807 Barr, Flight 8f Barr. NAPLES maj. p 16 Crown of various shapes, sometimes B.C. SEVRES Charles X. b p 1829 '& Pottery and Porcelain SEVRES Charles X. h p p bine 1829 *0 30 LUDWIG-SBURG h p p blue 1758 Also attributed to BUEN RETIRO s p p color 176- Madrid. Carlos III. & pot LUDWKJSBURG b p p blue 1758 Initial of Duke Charles NlEDERVILLER h p p blue 1788 & De Custine, director pot URBINO maj. 16- (?) Luca Cambiasi HOCHST b p p gold 17*JO & color Marks. PARIS ... h p p blue 1769 Charles Philippe, Comte d'Artois, patron FEANKENTUAL Up p blue 17G1 Carl Theodore DERBY ... h p p red or 1780 Dueslury violet with monogram D K Duesbury and Kean ... 1798 also ivitnout croivn ... , Stevenson ... $ Hancock ,, 18C- HlLDEKSHEIM .,. .. h p p bill? 1760 i8 Pottery and Porcelain FULDA .., h p p blue 1763 CAPO DI MONTI, Naples s p p color 1780 Ferdinandus. Rex PARIS ... hp prod 1780 DM and Guerhard HESSE DARMSTADT h p' p blue 1756 I'D ST. PETERSBURG ... h p p color 1825 Nicholas I. SEVRES h p imp or 1845 Louis- Philippe pr color M CLIGNANCOURT ... hp stred 17SO Marks. BUEN RETIRO, Madrid ... sp p color 176- MARIEBERO, Sweden pot & p color 1750 sp VU U/ CAPO DI MONTI, Naples s p p red or 1759 blue & imp SEVRES. Napoleon III. ... s& p color 1854 In this year the manufacture h p of soft paste was resumed SAVONA. (?) Guidolono ... maj. 10- JV.Q. o ORLEANS pot p color 1753 Pottery and Porcelain n ST. PETERSBURG. Paul I. ... h p p color 1796 DRESDEN ... ... h p p blue 1750 SPM Saclisiche Porzellen Manufacture LUDWIGSBURG h p p blue 1806 . OPORTO h p p gold 1790 t Vista Allegra or color WORCESTER h p p color 1793 WTT Flight and Barr LIVERPOOL pot imp & 1796 pr color DOME. FLORENCE s p p color 1580 A rare mark Marks. 2i o DOT. o **. I LlMBACH hp p 1761 oOo URBINO & FAENZA maj. p 16 ERMINE. STOKE-ON-TRENT ... h p p color IS5- Minion & gold FISH. GENOA ... maj. p 10 NYOV, ... h p p blue 1790 LILLE ... h p sten & 1781 The Dauphin. Patron p red CHINA ... li p p blue 969 Old Nankin ware to HOfi This mark varies much 22 Pottery and Porcelain CHINA h p p blue 969 to 1106 FLEUR-DE-LYS.
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