T Elsmore & Son

Elsmore (Thomas) & Son

Tunstall

1872

1887

Earthenware manufacturer at the Clayhills Pottery, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England

Around 1871 Thomas Forster left the partnership of Elsmore & Forster and Thomas Elsmore continued as Elsmore & Son.

Ironstone Tureen with under plate and ladle in the transferware Osborne pattern
sometimes informally called 'Great Heron'

T. Elsmore & Son
Tunstall
England

the registration diamond shows that the pattern was registered on the 20th November 1879 to Elsmore & Son

the pattern was generally produced in brown - blue and hand coloured variations were made
sometimes the pattern name does not appear with the Elsmore mark

plate in a pattern commonly called Lilly & Vase

this aesthetic style pattern features a collage of 'oriental' designs including the namesake Lily and Vase, a fan, bamboo and other foliage with a geometric border

T. Elsmore & Son
England

the registration diamond shows that the pattern was registered on the 14th May 1878

jug in the Lilly & Vase pattern

Parisian Granite
Thomas Elsmore & Son
England

The name 'Parisian' was used to make the ware seem more more sophisticated.

On the centre shield is the American bald eagle to appeal to the US market.

'Granite' was an alternative name to refer to 'ironstone'

The Guardian	Ready for a Ride	Elsmore & Son England impressed mark
Children's ABC nursery plates were popular in the UK and US, especially in the Victorian era (mid-1800s to early 1900s). Produced by a number of North Staffordshire potters, many were unmarked. The central image often depicted pictures deemed suitable for children: Biblical scenes, Nursery rhymes, Moral lessons, Historical or patriotic themes, Everyday life scenes.

Note the early, pre-1891 use of ' England'

The McKinley Tariff Act of 1890 required goods imported to the USA to be marked with the country of origin - before then English potters generally did not use England in their marks. Thomas Elsmore & Son was an exception.

T. Elsmore & Son
Tunstall
England

Osborne is the pattern name
Tunstall is the name of the town where the pottery works were located

T. Elsmore & Son
England

Marks incorporating a registration diamond which show when a pattern
was first registered (not the actual manufacturing date)

Imperial Parisian Granite
Thos Elsmore & Son

this style of mark was also used by the former company of Elsmore & Forster

Parisian Granite
Thomas Elsmore & Son
England

There was no French association with Thomas Elsmore - the name 'Parisian' and 'Imperial Parisian' was used as a marketing device to make the ware seem more more sophisticated.

On the centre shield is the American bald eagle to appeal to the US market.