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A G Richardson and Co Ltd mark: Crown Ducal Gainsborough England, c. From 1930
Mark details
- Period
- c. From 1930
- Wording
- Crown Ducal Gainsborough England
- Appearance
- crown
- Material
- earthenware
- Place
- Tunstall, England
Dating cue
Registration number 749657 dates registration of the mark to 1929; the source dates use from about 1930.
Notes
Gainsborough was an additional trade name used on a range of wares, rather than one pattern or shape.
Other A G Richardson and Co Ltd marks
c. From 1925
Crown Ducal Ware England
Registration number 711270 dates registration of this mark to 1925.
c. From 1925
Crown Ducal Ware England
Registration number 711270 dates registration of this mark to 1925.
c. 1930–1939
Crown Ducal Made in England
The source tentatively places introduction of this general mark in the 1930s.
c. 1930–1939
G VI R A G Richardson & Co Ltd 1944
1944 is the manufacturing year shown on the illustrated government-supply piece, not a full mark-use interval.