c. From 1898
GRUEBY FAIENCE CO. BOSTON U.S.A.
FAIENCE CO. is the earlier lotus wording; it was still used after POTTERY appeared.
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Grueby pottery mark: GRUEBY / BOSTON.MASS
Mark details
- Maker
- Grueby pottery →
- Period
- Undated
- Wording
- GRUEBY / BOSTON.MASS
- Appearance
- Two straight lines with short name above place
- Type
- impressed
- Material
- earthenware
- Place
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dating cue
BOSTON MASS. distinguishes it from BOSTON U.S.A.; an example dates to about 1897.
Notes
Drawing dated 1904.
Other Grueby pottery marks
c. From 1899
GRUEBY POTTERY BOSTON U.S.A.
POTTERY wording appears after the FAIENCE CO. version, but both overlapped.
Undated
GRUEBY POTTERY / BOSTON.U.S.A.
Straight-line wording distinguishes it from the later circular lotus stamps.