How old is my pot? – useful pointers to dating part 3
ByThis is the final part of my guide to dating you antique pottery. Here is a look at manufacturer Trademarks and how to decipher them.
If you are planning to decipher lots of backstamps you will need reference books and websites which can help – I will list these in the next post. Before these websites and books can be of any help you need to read the backstamps.
Backstamps come in several varieties: hand painted under or over glaze, printed under or over glaze, incised, molded and impressed are just a few which spring to mind. It is useful to tell the difference as any one manufacturer may have used different methods at different times in their history. For example
Derby have hand painted backstamps in the Victorian era and printed ones nowadays.
Victorian Derby Backstamp
- Modern Royal Crown Derby backstamp
