Wedgewood embossed stamp on tea set

by S Pitman
(Dorset, UK)

Wedgewood embossed stamp on tea set:- My grandmother has given me a tiny little coffee set. It is done in a pink (assume red) rose stule design on octagonal shaped cups and saucers. They are edged in gold trim. On the base of them there are a number of different marks and I am unable to get them all noted together to give any idea as to its history. On most of pieces it is marked with the Wedgewood immbossed stamp and the jug with a white top and the words wedgewood below it. On these there is also what looks like an embossed letter R and a cross above (could be swords). Also on these marked in the same colour as the pattern is Y2074. These pieces do not have the 3 stars under the pots and the pot is white at the top. The remaining pieces have a pot with the black part at the top, the 3 stars under it and wedgewood * england marked on them. The milk jug is similarly marked but has what looks like the initials EB in backwards fancy writing noted on it. The cups are marked with wedgewood * england and a jug with the black at the top. To touch the pieces feel extremely delicate and like you could just snap them. If someone could help that would be great as my grandmother asks me constantly if I have any further info and she is now 86.......Im going to get no rest.


Many thanks.

S Pitman

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The Forum Help Elf says:-

Dear S Pitman

A couple of issues with your submission, I am afraid. The first is, in this forum we are on first name terms, so your formal approach is somewhat cold. We are all friends helping each other out (for free).

Second, the photo of the pottery mark is too blurred to be of any use. We have a comprehensive encyclopaedia of all Wedgwood marks at our disposal, but your photo is just too blurred to compare effectively.

Third, you repeat time and again the pottery mark says the word "Wedgewood". There are companies who use that spelling, but not the real "Wedgwood" whose name is without the 'e'. If we could see the words on the photo, we could verify if this is a repeated typo by you.

Perhaps you would care to clarify by using the comments section below. Describe the mark - is the graphic a lion, or a unicorn for example, what exactly do the words say and how are they spelled?

Regards

H.E.

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