Marks And Labels
1898-1900
Early marks mainly scissors or Taylor stamp on all ‘tocky’ body. WHT stamp mark introduced towards the end of 1900.
1901-1904
White body introduced with marks as above.
1905-1919
White body with exceptions from 1905 and the war period. Oval mark was dropped in 1909 due to imitation by competitors.
1920-1927
Probably the best period of potting. Ruskin England and date was the combination.
1928-1933
Ruskin England and no date used between 1928 to 1929. From 1930 to 1933 date included. WHT signature was frequently used in this period.
Labels
A variety of labels that can be found on Ruskin Pottery.
I own a tawny glaxe small vase yellow mark RUSKIN BUT NO DATE CAN YOU TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT IT?
Hello,
I’m wondering if you can help me. I inherited a blue pottery goblet from my Grandmother’s estate and on the base it has a stamp saying Kendal Studio Cumbria, and beside that an oval stamp with RUSKIN and a silhouette of a figure in a hat.
I can’t find anything similar in my research! (It doesn’t look particularly old to me but I wanted to check.)
Any ideas?
Many thanks,
Catherine
Hi Catherine sorry for the delay ,the item you have maybe has something to do with John Ruskin and not the pottery of Birmingham with the same name ,John
Hello
I have a small vase which says Ruskin, WBennett, Hanley. It is not imprinted but written in blue under the glaze. The vase is blue/green with blue ivy and green lines with green lines at the top and bottom. Can you identify it at all?
Kind regards
Chris
Hi Chris ,this is definitely not Ruskin pottery thanks for contacting me,John