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<p>[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 3731663, member: 18716"]Yes, but you don't take it in isolation.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's an evidence based process, you start with the most obvious and easily distinguished then move on. So here the most obvious is the mark, it is in red and pad printed so we can be pretty much assured it's 20th century. The mark is printed and not painted, so it was likely factory made and mass produced. Then you look at glaze, form, foot rim, painting etc and you build up the detail which allows you to make an assessment. It's much easier in person holding the item than via a picture though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 3731663, member: 18716"]Yes, but you don't take it in isolation. It's an evidence based process, you start with the most obvious and easily distinguished then move on. So here the most obvious is the mark, it is in red and pad printed so we can be pretty much assured it's 20th century. The mark is printed and not painted, so it was likely factory made and mass produced. Then you look at glaze, form, foot rim, painting etc and you build up the detail which allows you to make an assessment. It's much easier in person holding the item than via a picture though.[/QUOTE]
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