Wallis Gimson & Co

Earthenware manufacturer at the Lane Delph Pottery, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, England

It appears that the senior partner was Thomas Wallis Gimson who was in partnership with Joseph Gimson who had previously had a business interest in Pratt & Simpson.
In February the partnership between Joseph Gimson the younger and Thomas Wallis Gimson was dissolved and Thomas W Gimson continued on his own account.
At the time of bankruptcy of the business it was Thomas Wallis Gimson who was trading as Wallis Gimson & Co

notice of the dissolution of the partnership btween
Joseph Gimson the younger and Thomas Wallis Gimson

the mark includes a beehive, the company name and a registration number 8844
the pattern was first registered on the 25th June 1884

lidded serving dish with under plate in the Alexandria pattern

full dinner sets were produced in this popular pattern which is in the aesthetic style
the transfer pattern was made in light blue, brown, pink and black

The mark has the pattern name - Alexandria with the registration number 39268.
The manufacturers name is not included in this example - the registration number shows that the pattern was registered on the 8th December 1885 by Wallis Gimson & Co.

this mark for the Alexandria pattern
includes all the elements of the
Wallis Gimson mark

It appears that when Wallis Gimson became bankrupt in 1890
this pattern was purchased by the Ceramic Art Co Ltd
they called it the 'Queen Anne' pattern

A plate made by Wallis Gimson & Co - the pattern is called THE WORLD

one of the plates in THE WORLD series
Windsor Castle and the Albert Memorial

The World - Wallis Gimson & Co.

Influenced by the Aesthetic Movement, the patterns in this series reflect the period’s keen interest in nature and travel to exotic lands. Wallis Gimson's designs featured exotic blooming orchids and wildflowers mixed often with maiden hair fern fronds and butterflies.

The central elements of the design are two cartouches each with a separate world-renowned city, building, architectural feature, or monument.

All of the patterns were printed in dark brown with two versions produced; one in the single underglaze brown and the second printed in brown and painted with four vibrant colors underglaze. Gilding on the edge of the border is occasionally found on the printed and painted version.

This series of patterns was first registered on May 27, 1884, with production ending sometime prior to the close of the factory in 1890.

Printed British Pottery & Porcelain 1750-1900

these various marks used on The World series shows the differing
styles used by Wallis Gimson & Co

This is not a memoriam plate as sometimes assumed (Gladstone passed away in 1898).

This plate was produced about 10 years earlier as part of a series which celebrated the achievements of many Victorian figures.

The octagonal shaped series was made by Wallis Gimson & Co and this example is marked - many are not.

WALLIS GIMSON & Co

Mark on the Portrait Series plates
- No. 54 was the Queen Victoria Jubilee Plate above -

plate produced to commemorate the
Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887

Manufacturered for
Silber & Fleming Ltd
57 Wood St
London E.C.

although there is no manufacturer mark on the plate the registration number 613164 shows that the design was registered by Wallis Gimson & Co. of Fenton on the
6th December 1886

Silber & Fleming were a large London based retailer

Wallis Gimson & Co were not consistent in marking their ware - often the company name is included. Sometimes only the pattern registration number is used.

A beehive (symbol of industry) was sometime used - with or without the company name.

Note that other pottery manufacturers used a beehive mark.

although they included the words 'TRADE MARK'
it was probably not registered to them as the beehive
mark was widely used by pottery manufacturers