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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;say_it_slowly, post: 183226, member: 50&quot;]Here is some information about the company and years using the mark.</p><p><a href="http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/a/alcock.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/a/alcock.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/a/alcock.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Generally speaking this was a type of pottery that is a refined terracotta red bodied earthenware. The type of decoration was popular in the 19th Century and you will find this type of decoration sometimes referred to as Prattware.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now using &quot;Prattware&quot; as a search term will generate many things that look nothing like yours but it&#039;s because &quot;Pratt&quot; was a name applied to more that one type of decorative technique so don&#039;t let it get to you.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wedgwood made a terracotta type pottery called Rosso Antico that has some similarities so when looking for Alcock pieces you may see some of the Wedgwood pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>Try looking for terracotta Prattware as that will probably lead you to some similar pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_sacat=0&amp;_nkw=prattware%20terracotta&amp;LH_Complete=1&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2045573.m1684" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_sacat=0&amp;_nkw=prattware%20terracotta&amp;LH_Complete=1&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2045573.m1684" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_sacat=0&amp;_nkw=prattware terracotta&amp;LH_Complete=1&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2045573.m1684</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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