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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Figtree3, post: 4413284, member: 33&quot;]&quot;Ready Aye Ready&quot; was also a motto on the sledge flag of Captain Robert Falcon Scott during the Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole. Several sites say that he used the Scott &quot;family crest&quot; of a stag&#039;s head with that motto below it. Photo of the flag here, and on several other sites: <a href="https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-212309" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-212309" rel="nofollow">https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-212309</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This doesn&#039;t help you take the date earlier but from what I can tell of Wedgwood marks, the mark stamped in black on your piece should date between 1878-1900.&nbsp; Scroll down on this page for explanation. Yours does not have the &quot;three stars&quot; below the vase. <a href="https://antique-marks.com/wedgwood-marks.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://antique-marks.com/wedgwood-marks.html" rel="nofollow">https://antique-marks.com/wedgwood-marks.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The date can be narrowed more than that: the incised WEDGWOOD mark in the white glaze is barely visible on your piece, but it does not appear to have the word &quot;England&quot; as was required starting in 1891. So overall, from the marks, I&#039;d say your piece should date between 1878-1890.</p><p><br /></p><p>It doesn&#039;t help in determining why the motto is there, though. However, I think the motto could have been used earlier. The articles that say Scott had a family crest with that motto suggest earlier uses were possible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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