Unusual Royal Worcester Barr Pottery Mark 1896

by Tony Summers
(Gold Coast, Qld, Australia)

Unusual Royal Worcester Barr Pottery Mark 1896:- Does anyone have any information with reference to this RW factory Mark. I have acquired several pointers about this stamp. It is agreed that it was a new type of body (Clay) mix which is slightly heavier than porcelain clay.

Theory 1 - Made in 1896 only but was unpopular.

Theory 2 - The potter who made this body was associated with The Hadley group and after producing this mix emigrated to the U.S. 1897 and took the secret with him.

Theory 3 - The body was made by the Hadley group who refused to hand over the clay mix there-after.

Any confirmation or further information about this Worcester factory mark appreciated, I have three pieces in my collection so marked - I am advised they are quite rare as only produced for 10 months 1n 1896.

Tony Summers

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Hi Tony

This is a great submission. It would have been top if you could have uploaded a photo of the wares too.

However, many thanks for submitting anyhow and sharing your theories - hope you are finding the site useful.

I am sure some of our knowledgeable contributors will have a field day with this, but for me it's outside my sphere of knowledge plus time is tight for me to break off and research right at this moment as I am trying to finish a major sculpt to a deadline (see my Facebook page ….more)

There have also been a flush of forum queries all at once which doesn't help my time constraints.

However, I will publish this submission anyway and with a bit of luck, one of our knowledgeable contributors will help out on this one – (check out the comments section below for replies).

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UPDATE

I checked out Goddens encyclopaedia and this confirms this mark was used only c 1896 on an experimental body.
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Great submission, thanks (but we need photos of wares!! - especially of this rare type).

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