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 Adams & Sons (Potters) Ltd

Country: EnglandDate Range:
Description: Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire; 1769-present (Godden 1968:37). Impressed marks including ?Adams? or ?Adams & Co? are known to occur on various wares from 1785 onward. One simple impressed mark with the surname ?ADAMS? was recorded on what appears to be a plainware plate. (Note there is a complex history of this pottery)Source: Godden 1991: 21

Makers Marks Images

MarkNotesDate Range
Adams 1785-
Adams & Co 1785-

   
 
 
 
   
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