Moore, Leason & Co






 

Location and period of operation:

Moore, Leason & Co

Longton

1891

1896

 

Earthenware and Majolica manufacturers at the Old Foley Pottery, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England

  • The partners included Thomas Cartlich Moore and Robert Leason.

  • The business became bankrupt in 1896. The works were taken by James Kent. 

 

 

Formerly: Moore & Co. 

 

The London Gazette
August 7 1896 


notice of receiving orders for bankruptcy
of Moore, Leason & Co

 

 


transferware chamber pot 

 

 


transferware platter in the Marion pattern

 

 


transferware platter and vegetable tureen in the Clyde pattern
M L & Co.
ENGLAND

Clyde is the pattern name 

photos courtesy: Monica Franklin

 

 


vase in the Moore & Leason 'Fontaine Bleau' style

 

Marks on ware for identification:

 M L & Co

Moore Leason & Co

 


ENGLAND
M L & Co.

Harvard is the pattern name

this bow mark was used by the predecessor: Moore & Co  

The registration number 64183 gives the date of 
pattern registration as 18 Dec 1886 - so the 
pattern was registered by Moore & Co and 
continued to be produced by Moore, Leason & Co. 

the entry consists of:

Ewer neck/shoulder - Pattern
Moore & Co
Longton, Old Foley Pottery
A photo of the neck and shoulder of a ewer, the neck of angular form sloping towards an angular handle and printed with a dense cellular motif a floral print to the oval body


 


ENGLAND
M L & Co.

Duchess is the pattern name 

 


M L & Co.
ENGLAND

Moore Leason & Co
Ironstone
impressed

Marion is the pattern name 

 

 


The Old Foley Pottery

located in the Foley district between the pottery towns of Fenton & Longton 

The works were occupied by Moore & Co then Moore, Leason & Co
and in 1897 by James Kent who worked there for over 100 years  

 

Questions, comments, contributions? email: Steve Birks