Featured Wedgwood asterisk bottom mark What does it mean?

Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by gauntlettgems, Apr 10, 2020.

  1. Ision

    Ision Member

    Yes, artist, craftsmen, and decorator marks were used as "tally" marks for payment credit purposes, throughout the clay industries. Since labor was transitory, the same mark could be adopted by different people as time passed...the manager at the time keeping track of which person the stamp indicated for the moment.
     
  2. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

    @Rec hi! Thank you so much for asking them. It is interesting and will remain a mystery for now.
     
  3. Rec

    Rec Well-Known Member

    I was curious and decided to look for more information. How much I searched, how curious I became. Because while there is no information about the use of an asterix on Wedgwood, I did find some porcelain from 1860 to 1920 with this symbol. I thought if this symbol has been used at wedgwood for a long time, why can't we find any information about it?

    so I sent a second email to the museum and asked which painter worked at wedgwood from 1860 to 1920 and whether this asterix could be used by this potter. you can read their answer below.
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  4. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

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