Staffordshire Pottery Marks: Identification & A


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North Staffordshire Pottery Marks: Identification Guide & A–Z of Makers

Identify makers, dates and marks from North Staffordshire

This section helps you identify pottery made in the North Staffordshire potteries of Stoke-on-Trent using the marks often found on the base of ceramics.

Pottery marks can include:

Letters or initials
Company names
Symbols or crests (such as the Royal Arms or Staffordshire Knot)
Registration numbers

Pottery marks	Marks by categories	Manufacturers

Identify North Staffordshire pottery by the marks and symbols used on the bottom of the ware.	Marks grouped by categories such as Stafford Knot, Beehives etc.	list of over 2000 Stoke-on-Trent manufacturers

Potters trade names	Potters initials	Unidentified manufacturers

Find the manufacturers by the Trade Names they used	Search by initials impressed or printed on the base	list of marks not yet identified with a manufacturer

Dating pottery	Design registration	British Royal Arms

how to to date English pottery	guide to design registration diamonds and numbers	the British Royal Arms and their use in pottery marks