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Pottery => What's my Pottery? => Topic started by: Cathyj on February 06, 2013, 09:50:16 AM

Title: Old transfer print plate & jug - unusual marks
Post by: Cathyj on February 06, 2013, 09:50:16 AM

Hi, I have what looks to be an old, quite thick earthenware oval plate & jug with very worn cream-colour glaze and with some gilding. Thre are no other marks than 1618 R painted on the bottom of the plate and, what looks like RA, AA, M or W painted on the jug. Can anyone tell me the manufacturer and a possible age? Cathy

Title: Re: Old transfer print plate & jug - unusual marks
Post by: Anne on February 07, 2013, 10:34:28 PM

Hi Cathy and welcome to the board. This might be a toughie unless someone recognises the pattern. Without a maker's mark of some kind I think we'll struggle. :(  The numbers / letters could be either a pattern number or the number of the worker who decorated it.

I'm trying to figure out what the pattern is but I can't make it out clearly enough - can you get a sharp close-up shot of the pattern please? If your camera has a macro or super macro setting then that should help us see it more clearly. Then some searching for keywords is possible if we know what to search for. :)

Title: Re: Old transfer print plate & jug - unusual marks
Post by: Cathyj on February 08, 2013, 10:56:57 AM

Hi Anne,
A photo of the pattern and also the distinctive knobs on the jug handle
Cathy

Title: Re: Old transfer print plate & jug - unusual marks
Post by: Anne on February 10, 2013, 07:49:17 PM

That's fab, thanks Cathy, Let's see what we can find now. :)

Title: Re: Old transfer print plate & jug - unusual marks
Post by: user9318 on February 11, 2013, 06:46:23 AM

The pattern looks familiar to me, but cannot remember where I saw it and who made it.

Title: Re: Old transfer print plate & jug - unusual marks
Post by: keith on February 11, 2013, 09:12:30 PM

J & G Meakin maybe,got a coffee pot somewhere with a similar decorative band, ;D

Title: Re: Old transfer print plate & jug - unusual marks
Post by: Anne on February 12, 2013, 10:02:36 PM

Meakin was one of my thoughts too Keith, but I couldn't find a match on the Meakin site here: https://sites.google.com/site/meakinchina/Home - unless I missed it. ;)

Title: Re: Old transfer print plate & jug - unusual marks
Post by: keith on February 13, 2013, 12:33:08 AM

I looked as well without finding anything,maybe not Meakin,need more books! :o :czy: