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Monmouth mark: MONMOUTH POTTERY CO. / MONMOUTH, ILL. [with 12 above]
Mark details
- Maker
- Monmouth →
- Period
- Undated
- Wording
- MONMOUTH POTTERY CO. / MONMOUTH, ILL. [with 12 above]
- Appearance
- Black outlined maple leaf enclosing diagonal company and place lettering.
- Type
- printed
- Material
- stoneware
- Place
- Monmouth, Illinois, United States
Dating cue
The full POTTERY CO. name separates this from later MONMOUTH ILL USA leaf stamps.
Notes
The maker field distinguishes the original company from the later retained Monmouth name.
Other Monmouth marks
Undated
MONMOUTH / ILL / USA
No POTTERY CO. wording; broad leaf surrounds the shorter MONMOUTH ILL USA text.
Undated
MONMOUTH / ILL / USA / OVENPROOF
Diagonal name and separate OVENPROOF line differ from the broad three-line impressed-leaf format.
Undated
MONMOUTH POTTERY / WILL NOT LEAK
Printed WILL NOT LEAK label appears on artware rather than the clay-impressed leaf.