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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tahmoor girl, post: 4300151, member: 20883&quot;]Bone china produced before 1810 does not have pattern names or numbers, according to the website AW Antiques and Collectibles. Therefore, no pattern names or numbers<u><b> could </b></u>indicate a very old piece of bone china.</p><p><br /></p><p>Check for kite marks, which are kite-shaped emblems on the back of the china. Encoded in those marks will be the month, day and year that the china was produced. That information is not readily visible, but there are websites that can help you decipher the marks. Kite marks were used most often in the mid-1800s. After 1883, registration numbers were used. These numbers indicated the year the china was produced.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Look for the words &quot;Royal Arms&quot; or &quot;Royal&quot; in the manufacturer&#039;s name. The words &quot;Royal Arms&quot; were not used until after 1800. The word &quot;Royal&quot; was not used until after 1850.</p><p><br /></p><p>Look for the words &quot;Limited&quot; or &quot;Ltd.&quot; These marks were not required until after 1860.</p><p><br /></p><p>Look for the country of origin in the marks on bone china. In 1891, information about the country of origin was required for goods</p><p><br /></p><p>So from this information we can see that you <i>may</i> have a very old piece of bone china.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; It has no kite mark, no <i>&#039;Royal&#039; </i>mark and no <i>&#039;Limited&#039;.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><a href="https://ourpastimes.com/how-to-interpret-the-markings-on-bone-china-13411964.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ourpastimes.com/how-to-interpret-the-markings-on-bone-china-13411964.html" rel="nofollow">How to Interpret the Markings on Bone China (ourpastimes.com)</a></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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