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• Arthur J Wilkinson (Ltd)

Manufacturer of earthenware and ironstone at Royal Staffordshire Pottery (previously at Central Pottery), Burslem.

1885 - ?

The famous Art Deco designer Clarice Cliff worked at this pottery.

Examples below of printed marks - there were many other marks with the name of the company in full. "Ltd" was added c.1896

Arthur J Wilkinson (Ltd)

c.1891+

c.1891- 96 Royal Patent Ironstone Note: name without "Ltd" also "Late R Alcock"  - Alcock had occupied the Central  Pottery before Wilkinson.

c.1891- 96 Royal Patent Ironstone Note: name without "Ltd"

c.1896 - c. 1910 mark is the factory name without the company  name (i.e. Wilkinson)

c.1896 onwards Earlier versions of this mark did not have "Ltd"

c.1907 mark is without the Wilkinson name

c.1910+

c.1910+

c.1930+

This pattern was introduced  from 1929 the  plate this mark was one had an impressed date  mark of May 1932  c.1929+

c.1930+ The famous Art Deco "Bizarre" ware by Clarice  Cliff

c.1930+

c.1930+

c.1947+

c.1947+

c.1947+

date - unknown (but must be after c.1896)