Plate fragment

Plate fragment

Fragment of a plate made by T. G. and F. Booth of Church Bank Pottery, Tunstall, Staffordshire, between 1883 and 1891, using one of their patterns called ‘Indian Ornament’
Broken plate

Broken plate

Plate with transfer-printed pattern in lilac/purple, showing birds and flora.
Ceramic tableware 1870s

Ceramic tableware 1870s

Left: fragments of blue and white willow-pattern plates. One piece is fused within a piece of clinker, showing that a layer of rubbish had been burned at a very high temperature (possibly as fuel to fire a furnace used for some industrial process during the...
Dinner Plate

Dinner Plate

Worn dinner plate with transfer-printed decoration in light blue. Like much of the crockery in the deposit, this old unwanted plate may have been discarded intact. Dumped after the death of Mary Everett in 1908.
Wedgwood, Diamond Registration Mark

Wedgwood, Diamond Registration Mark

The underside of a Wedgwood plate, showing the diamond registration mark. The numeral IV in the loop at the top signifies the ‘class’ or material, in this instance ‘clay ware’. The letter V in the right corner is for the year 1876, the letter A...
Napoleon Bonaparte Washbowl

Napoleon Bonaparte Washbowl

Blue transfer on white, showing Napoleon crossing the alps (after painting by Carle Vernet) and scrolls listing his victories, including [Maren]go, Jena, Austerlitz, and M[ontebello]. The pattern called ‘Napoleon’s Victories’, by William Smith &...
Coronation Plate

Coronation Plate

Part of a blue glass plate, showing the crown of St Edward. This was made to commemorate the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887.
Alphabet Plates

Alphabet Plates

Three alphabet plates. The top one displayed the whole alphabet around the rim. The two below displayed the letter ‘K’ only (in black and dark blue). These two came from the same deposit.
Crockery

Crockery

Pottery marks on plates, cups, etc, including Doulton, Alfred Meakin and Harrod’s (as retailer). 1890s-1910s.
Plate

Plate

Porcelain plate with pink enamel in gold borders and hand-painted bird.
Saucer

Saucer

Porcelain saucer, with blue floral decoration (similar to tea cup from Bergh Apton) and gold rim.
Plate

Plate

White plate with manganese decoration to the rim (hand-painted).