Wedgewood Marks

An illustrated list of Wedgwood Marks presented in chronological order.

An easy to use chronological list of Wedgwood marks to help the Wedgwood collector, who is faced with many imitators, to date genuine Wedgwood antiques.

Fortunately for the collector, Josiah Wedgwood was the first potter of note to mark his goods with his own name.

Unlike the easily copied potters marks used by other manufacturers, for example the crossed swords mark used by Meissen; the Sevres double L mark, or the Chelsea anchor mark.

Early Wedgwood works may be unmarked, but the presence of the correct mark is an indication that the piece is genuine and should allow you to determine its true age.

Before 1781 very few unmarked pieces can be correctly attributed to Wedgwood.

There are also some interesting pieces around that are marked with USA Patent dates and details.

NOTE: Beware of pieces marked ‘Wedgwood & Co’, an Enoch Wedgwood mark and also wares of the 1790-1801 period by the Knottingley Pottery which are also marked ‘Wedgwood & Co’.

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The impressed letters first appeared in 1860 with the year letter ‘O’.

From 1886 to 1897 the first 12 characters were re-used.

After 1891 ENGLAND will appear with the mark.

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