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220 PORCELAIN. WORCKSTER.

MARKS USED ON WORCKSTER rORCKLAIN DURING
THE "DOCTOR WALL" I'KKIOI), FROM 1751 TO 1783
(UK. WAI, I. IIM> IN 177')),

This complete list of Worcester marks duiiiu; th< best period of the factory includes
several nut given in any previous edition of Chaffers. The majority of them are taken,
with Mr. Hinns' courteous consent, from his Cat.do^ue. of the Collection of Worcester
Porcelain in the Royal Porcelain Works Museum. Some of these are doubtless workmen's
marks rather than trade or f;ihrii)iic marks.
With reference to the Worcester marks below the following remarks may he added :
Marks Nos. i to $fnt are workmen's marks found on specimens of printed and painted
1)1 ue decoration in the Museum of the Worcester Porcelain Woiks,
Marks Nos. 57 and 58 --the open crescent arc, Mr. Hinn-, says, the must usual mark
i fatintftt wares.
The filled-in crescent, No. 59, is only found on bhie/r/w/A/ ware;,.
Marks are sometimes inconsistent with the decoration ; thus the cross swords will be
found on a black transfer cup and saucer, and the square Chinese seal on a piece decorated
in pattern anything but Oriental. This is on account of the liJur fabriquc mark having been
put on before the piece was glazed or decorated.
Mark No. f4 the printed W is very rare.
Marks No. 6r, 70, 71, are all very scarce. The other marks are more usual, and ex-
cellent Worcester is frequently unmarked.

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