Thomas  Forester Son & Co






 

Location and period of operation:

Thomas Forester Son & Co

Fenton

1884

1887/8

 

 Earthenware manufacturer at the Sutherland Pottery, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent

  • Thomas Forester started earthenware manufacture at the works in 1884 and continued until 1887/8.

  • Forester then took Joseph Booth Hulme into partnership c.1887 and they operated as Forester and Hulme.

 

Subsequently: Forester & Hulme

NOTE: There three men named Thomas Forester who operated pottery works in the Fenton/Longton area of Stoke-on-Trent - all at the same time.

Thomas Forester Son & Co - at the Sutherland Pottery, Fenton (this page)

Thomas Forester & Co - at the Melbourne Works, Longton

Thomas Forester & Sons (Ltd) - at the Phoenix Works, Longton

 


Thomas Forester, Son & Co's ware - advertised in 1885

Jewitt's "Ceramic Art of Great Britain, 1800-1900" 

 


Thomas Forester, Son & Co - bowl in the Rosette pattern

photo courtesy: Claire Ingram

 

 



Majolica Jardiniere
with impressed mark FORSTERS 

 

 



flower vase
with impressed mark FORSTERS 

 

 

 

Marks used on ware for identification:

FORESTER'S

T F Son & Co

NOTE: a mark with 'Sons' and/or 'LD' 'LTD'
is Thomas Forester & Sons (Ltd)    

 


impressed mark FORSTERS 

 

 


Forester's
England


T F Son & Co

'Rosette' is the pattern name

 

 


The Sutherland Pottery

- click for information on the Sutherland Pottery -

NOTE: The Sutherland Pottery in Fenton   is not to be 
confused with the Sutherland Works (in Longton)
which was occupied by Hudson & Middleton.

 

Questions, comments, contributions? email: Steve Birks