RH&S Bowl

I have a bowl with a mark on the bottom RH&S. I am unable to post the images currently as I have just joined the forum and the upload failed.

Anyone know who RH&S applies to as my current searches don't seem to have bought up anything relating to the style of the bowl.

Its entitled 'Wild Flowers' written under the RH&S mark and has 2 potters marks which are difficult to see. It also has 1787 written by hand with ink and a nib under the glaze.

Thanks

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NaomiM wrote:Sometimes the photos fail to upload if your broadband is a bit slow or the images are too big or the wrong format, or your uploading a URL link rather than direct from your computer's photo album. Maybe try uploading one and see if it works.

Thanks for the help NaomiM :)

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Thats interesting, I did not think it was as old as that. I will have to do some deeper research on the background. Thanks for taking the time to reference the mark.

It fits in very much with the Aesthetic Movement style that was the trend of the time.

The three impressed numbers will almost certainly tell you when the plate was made - looks like a 3 on top for March and then the two numbers underneath will be the last two numbers of the year. This date, however, doesn't automatically equate to when it was decorated and sold; it may have been more-or-less immediately or even months later, depending on demand for their products. Many factories kept stocks of unfinished pieces ready for whichever pattern was ordered by the customer, and to cover fluctuations in demand.

Oh, and the impressed word looks like 'Ivory' which would refer to a slightly off-white glaze that a number of manufacturers used; it's not uncommon on pottery from the 1860s through to the 1940s.

Thanks for everyone chipping in with their knowledge, its an impressive forum. I need to start reading up on the subject and become more informed with what I am looking at. I will check out other parts of the forum on books and general references. I am sure I have been blind to some bargains in the past.

This was found just left outside on top of a stack of modern dinner plates.