Hulme & Christie






 

Location and period of operation:

Hulme & Christie

Fenton

1893

June 1900

 

Manufacturer of earthenware at the Sutherland Pottery, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, England

  • The partners were Joseph Booth Hulme and John James Christie   

  • J B Hulme left the business at the end of June 1900 and Frank Beardmore joined with John J Christie - the business continued as Christie & Beardmore.  

 

Formerly Forester and Hulme

Subsequently Christie & Beardmore

 

The London Gazette
4 January 1901

 
notice that Joseph B Hulme left the business

 

 


black transferware ware jug in the asthetic style

 

 

   
hand painted moulded plate in the Vera pattern  

 



transferware lidded tureen in the Ida pattern  

 

 

Marks & initials used on ware for identification:

 

H & C
F

 

the "F" stands for FENTON - the town were the factory was based

 


H & C
F
ENGLAND

the bee mark (a sign of industry) was introduced by
Forester & Hulme and also continued by other potters
at the Sutherland Works, including Frank Beardmore 

 


H & C
F

typical marks with a dove with and olive branch
-this dove mark, first introduced by Hulme & Christie was
continued by subsequent manufacturers 

 

- click for information on the Sutherland Pottery -

NOTE: The Sutherland Pottery in Fenton is not to be 
confused with the Sutherland Works (in Longton)
which was occupied by Hudson & Middleton.

 

Questions, comments, contributions?  Steve Birks