NZ Historical Ceramics Database

 

 
       
     
   

POTTERIES

Over 1500 potteries are known to have operated in the Staffordshire district alone. This database does not attempt a comprehensive description of these potteries but concentrates on those identified on ceramics in New Zealand historic sites. You can view information on individual potters and their marks on the posttery.

  • Click here to view patterns identified by Manufacturer.
  • Click here to view alphabetical list of makers marks

William Emberton

Country: EnglandDate Range:
Description: Highgate Pottery, Fenton, Staffordshire; 1851-1869 (Godden 1968:159). This firm began trading in 1846 under the name of William Emberton & Co. From 1851 onward it traded simply as William Emberton (Coysh and Henrywood 1984:127). Manufacturing marks are known to include ?W.E. & Co.? and ?W.E?. One transfer-printed mark that consists of the manufacturer?s initials ?W.E.?, occurred on a Flown blue Corea pattern saucerSource:

Makers Marks Images

MarkNotesDate Range
W.E. & Co.possibly pre 1851
W.E. 1851-1869

   
 
 
 
   
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