Pottery & porcelain
Tunstall & Stoke, England, United Kingdom · 1769–1990 · 8 marks.
c. From 1879
Some Adams' marks incorporated a crown and Stafford knot used from c.1879 and into the early 20thC
Tunstall & Stoke, England
Some Adams' marks incorporated a and Stafford knot used from and into the early 20thC
From 1891
The stag mark was introduced in 1879; the source states that ENGLAND was added from 1891.
printed · white · Tunstall & Stoke, England
The date in the source belongs to a separate Anthony Shaw & Son fragment found nearby, not to this Adams mark.
1917
This is a marks table reproduced in the 1917 Pottery Gazette, not an individual dated mark.
Tunstall & Stoke, England
The Warranted Staffordshire J.M. & S mark in the table belongs to John Meir & Son, who operated at Adams Greengate Pottery.
c. 1930–1939
The royal cypher identifies government-supplied ware; 1942 is the year on this example, not a mark-use range.
Tunstall & Stoke, England
The source describes government-contract canteen ware, most likely for the armed services, with the year of manufacture generally included.
1953
1953 appears with the royal cypher on this example; it is not a mark-use range.
Tunstall & Stoke, England
Undated
1928 is printed on this example; the source suggests that the diamond W relates to the Office of Works.
Tunstall & Stoke, England
The Office of Works attribution is qualified as probable in the source; 1939 is not established as the end of this mark’s use.
Undated
white · ironstone · Tunstall & Stoke, England
White chamber pot, described as likely intended for the armed forces; the photograph does not show a mark.
William Adams manufactured earthenware, basalt, jasper and Parian wares in Tunstall and Stoke. The family traced its pottery history to Brickhouse Potteries, founded by Robert and John Adams in 1657. William Adams & Sons is generally dated from about 1769. Production was consolidated in Tunstall after the Stoke factories closed by 1863.
The business became William Adams and Sons (Potters) Ltd in 1925, was acquired by Wedgwood in 1966, and the Adams brand was phased out by the 1990s.
Also known as: William Adams & Sons
