John Dimmock & Co






 

Location and period of operation:

John Dimmock & Co

Hanley (Shelton)

1862

1904

 

Manufacturer of earthenware at the Albion Works, Hanley (Shelton), Stoke-on-Trent, England

  • "John Dimmock & Co. are very large producers of earthenware of superior quality and finish. The firm is very old established." Llewellynn Jewitt, 1878, The ceramic art of Great Britain

  • John Dimmock had been a member of the partnership of Thomas Dimmock (Junr) & Co. This partnership was dissolved in June 1860 and soon afterwards Thomas Died. 

  • The Albion Works works were rebuilt in 1861, new equipment was installed and then the company was renamed John Dimmock & Co from 1862. 

  • John Dimmock (c.1819-66) was chief bailiff of Hanley 1853-4 and mayor in 1860. He rose to the rank of captain in the 1st Company of Hanley Volunteers. People of the Potteries

  • John Dimmock died in October 1866.

  • From c.1878 this company was owned by Mr W. D. Cliff although the company continued to trade as the J. Dimmock & Co. The Cliff name occurs in most of the marks after this date. Godden - Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks.

 

Formerly: Thomas Dimmock (Junr) & Co.

 

 



Established a Century
John Dimmock & Co
manufacturers & decorators of every description of Earthenware
and Ironstone China for Home, Colonial, & Export
Coloured bodies in great variety, including the new Celadon and Ivory tints
Originators of the celebrated flowing blue
Albion Works, Hanley, Staffordshire Potteries

 The Pottery Gazette, American and Canadian Edition, January 1st 1880

 

 


hand decorated biscuit barrel - with EPNS lid
J D & Co
Crown Albion

c.1862 - 1878

 

 

 


transferware plate with hand colouring
J D & Co

impressed mark

c.1862 - 1878

 

 

 


relief-moulded platter


J D & Co

impressed mark

c.1862 - 1878

photos courtesy: Geof Sims

 

 


platter in the Sphinx pattern 
J D & Co

printed mark


J D & Co

impressed mark

c.1862 - 1878

 

 

 


platter in the Cloissonnie pattern 
the registration diamond shows that this pattern was registered on the 
30 May 1879


J D & Co
 Cloissonnie

 

 

 


blue transferware aesthetic pattern

aesthetic designs
this plate only has the registration diamond - which shows that this pattern was registered on the 
17 June 1880 to John Dimmock & Co. 

 

 


J D & Co
 Warwick

the registration diamond - which shows that this pattern was registered on the 
7 June 1880 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marks & initials used on ware for identification:

J D & Co

CLIFF
ALBION CHINA

 

 


J D & Co
Crown Albion


J D & Co

printed mark
'YORK' is the pattern name


J D & Co

impressed mark

    c.1862 - 1878 

 

 


J D & Co
Cliff
England
Cliff
England
Crown Semi-Porcelain
Cliff
England
Crown Semi-Porcelain
Cliff
England
Cliff
England

    c.1878 - 1904 

From c.1878 this company was owned by Mr W. D. Cliff although the company continued to trade as the J. Dimmock & Co. The Cliff name occurs in most of the marks after this date.
Sometime the name of the pattern is included. 

 

 


Dimmock's pottery works

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