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John Turner / John & William Turner mark: Turner's Patent, 1800
Mark details
- Period
- 1800
- Wording
- Turner's Patent
- Type
- painted
- Material
- stoneware
- Place
- Lane End, Staffordshire, England
Dating cue
The source records the Patent Stone patent in January 1800; this is not a single-year mark-use date.
Other John Turner / John & William Turner marks
From 1784
TURNER
The Prince of Wales feathers relate to the firm’s appointment as potters to the Prince in 1784.
c. 1803–1806
TURNER & Co
The source normally assigns TURNER & CO to about 1803–1806, but records a possible earlier use around 1780–1786.
1811–1818
TURNER Mist Sole Agent
The source dates this retailer-marked ware to 1811–1818, when James Mist was sole proprietor.