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Worcester porcelain mark

On porcelain from England, United Kingdom, Worcester porcelain mark carries “July 31 1773”. The mark period is 1751–1783.

Active years
From 1751
Country
United Kingdom
City / region
England
Products
china, figurines, porcelain, tableware
Marks
120
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Worcester mark, 1751–1783

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1751–1783

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120 marks
Worcester mark, 1751–1783

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1751–1783

W

painted · blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

John Wall period.

Worcester mark, 1751–1783

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1751–1783

E

blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

John Wall period.

Worcester mark, 1751–1783

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1751–1783

F

painted · blue · England, United Kingdom

John Wall period; imitation of a Fürstenberg mark.

Worcester mark, 1751–1783

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1751–1783

W

painted · blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

John Wall period.

Worcester mark, 1751–1783

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1751–1783

E

blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

John Wall period.

Worcester mark, 1751–1783

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1751–1783

9

painted · blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

John Wall period; imitation of Chinese or Meissen marks.

Worcester mark, 1751–1783

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1751–1783

W

painted · blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

John Wall period.

Marks 25–72
Worcester mark, 1751–1783

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1751–1783

W

painted · blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

John Wall period.

Worcester mark, 1751–1783

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1751–1783

6

painted · blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

John Wall period; imitation of Chinese or Meissen marks.

Worcester mark, 1756–1774

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1756–1774

RH Worcester

painted, underglaze · blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Robert Hancock and Richard Holdship name marks from the development of printed decoration.

Worcester mark, 1783–1792

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1783–1792

FLIGHTS

painted, printed · different colours · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Flight family ownership period.

Worcester mark, 1783–1792

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1783–1792

Flight

painted, printed · different colours · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

family ownership period.

Worcester mark, 1783–1792

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1783–1792

Flight

painted, printed · various colours · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

family ownership period.

Worcester mark, 1783–1792

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1783–1792

C Flight

painted, printed · different colours · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Flight family ownership period.

Worcester mark, 1783–1840

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1783–1840

JD

painted · red · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

John Donaldson, an artist of Chinese-style decoration.

Worcester mark, c. 1792–1810

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c. 1792–1810

B

incised · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Used by Flight & Barr and later Barr, Flight & Barr.

Worcester mark, 1804–1807

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1804–1807

B

painted, printed · different colours · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

The period of Berr Drawn and printed marks of different colours.

Worcester mark, 1804–1807

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1804–1807

B

painted, printed · various colours · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Worcester mark, 1807–1840

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1807–1840

B F B

painted, printed, impressed · different colours · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Barr, Flight & Barr period.

Worcester mark, 1807–1840

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1807–1840

BFB

various colours · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Barr, Flight & Barr period; drawn and printed variants in various colours, sometimes body marks.

Worcester mark, 1807–1840

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1807–1840

B F B

painted, printed, impressed · different colours · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Barr, Flight & Barr period.

Worcester mark, After 1852

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After 1852

51

various colours · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Kerr and Binns period; printed coloured marks or body marks.

Worcester mark, 1857–1862

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1857–1862

K & B

printed · various colours · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Kerr and Binns ownership period.

Marks 73–120
Worcester mark, 1890

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1890

a

Added lowercase a identifies the 1890 mark.

porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Worcester mark, 1896–1905

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1896–1905

J H & S

various colours · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Hadley factory; printed in various colours or marked in the ceramic body.

Worcester mark, 1906

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1906

H.G

porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Fifteen-dot date variant, made for H. G. Stephenson Ltd, Manchester.

Worcester mark, c. From 1967

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c. From 1967

VIP

bone china · England, United Kingdom

Royal Worcester Fine Made in mark used ca. .

Worcester mark, c. 1976–1989

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c. 1976–1989

EST

porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Game Series mark; used until the 1980s.

Worcester mark

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Undated

red · porcelain

red · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Name tag on Japanese-style imitations.

Worcester mark

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painted · blue · porcelain

painted · blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

John Wall period, blue painted or body mark.

Worcester mark

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printed · various colours · porcelain

printed · various colours · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Robert Chamberlain’s factory began in 1783 and merged with the Barr factory in 1852.

Worcester mark

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Undated

dark blue · porcelain

dark blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Worcester mark

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Undated

printed · different colours · porcelain

printed · different colours · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Robert Chamberlain factory mark.

Worcester mark

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red · porcelain

red · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Name tag on Japanese-style imitations.

Worcester mark

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printed · various colours · porcelain

printed · various colours · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Robert Chamberlain factory mark.

Worcester mark

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red · porcelain

red · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Name mark on wares imitating Japanese and Chinese examples.

Worcester mark

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painted, printed · different colours · porcelain

painted, printed · different colours · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Flight family variant.

Worcester mark

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Undated

porcelain

Bailey Banks & Biddle was founded in 1832; this is a retailer mark.

porcelain · England, United Kingdom

Made for the Philadelphia jewelry and metalwork company.

Worcester mark

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painted · blue · porcelain

painted · blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

John Wall period, blue painted or body mark.

Worcester mark

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Undated

painted, impressed · blue · porcelain

painted, impressed · blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom

The period of John Wall. Blue drawn marks or marks in mass.

About Worcester

John Wall, William Davis and partners founded the Worcester Tonquin Manufactory in 1751. Robert Hancock developed porcelain printing there in 1756. Thomas Flight bought the factory in 1783; a royal warrant followed in 1788 and Martin Barr became a partner in 1792. Flight and Barr merged with Chamberlain in 1840. Worcester Royal Porcelain Co. formed in 1862, acquired Grainger in 1889 and Hadley & Sons in 1905. The firm merged with Spode in 1976.

After administration in 2008, Portmeirion acquired the brand and intellectual property. Worcester marks used letters, dots and other symbols to identify manufacture years; later printed design dates must be distinguished from those codes. John Wall and William Davis founded Worcester in 1751 and acquired a Bristol factory in 1752. Thomas Flight and his sons bought the works in 1783; Martin Barr joined in 1793.

Robert Chamberlain established a rival works after leaving in 1783. The factories combined in 1852, with Grainger joining in 1889 and Hadley in 1905. Output included tableware, figures, decorative, technical and laboratory porcelain. John Wall, William Davis and other investors founded Worcester's first porcelain factory at Warmstry House in 1751. It initially made soft-paste porcelain. Thomas Flight bought the factory for his sons in 1783, and Martin Barr joined in 1792.