Joseph Goodwin






 

Location and period of operation:

Joseph Goodwin

Tunstall

pre 1856

1861

 

Earthenware, especially white Ironstone, manufacturer, Watergate Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

  • The starting date is unsure, Joseph Goodwin is recorded in the 1856 Kelly directory for Staffordshire. 

  • Joseph Goodwin was made bankrupt in September 1861. A number of auctions were held to sell ware, utensils, engravings &c.

 

 

The London Gazette
17th October 1862


notice of creditor payments against
Joseph Goodwin 

 

 

 


paneled white ironstone coffee pot 

see more on Ironstone


Queens Royal Ironstone
J Goodwin

printed mark incorporating the Royal Arms
 

Joseph Goodwin
Ironstone China
Tunstall 
impressed mark within a circular rope shape 

 

  

 

 

 
ironstone jug 

 

 


Joseph Goodwin ironstone tureen - paneled with vine leaves and grapes   

 

 

 


Joseph Goodwin presentation jug
with Italian comedy (Commedia dell'arte)  figures

this style of jug was also produced by Elsmore & Forster,
who, on some of their ware used the same circular rope
mark as Joseph Goodwin

see Wikipedia article on Commedia dell'arte

 

 

 

Marks used on ware for identification:

 


Queens Royal Ironstone
J Goodwin

printed mark  
 

Joseph Goodwin
Ironstone China
Tunstall 
impressed mark within a circular rope shape

this impressed mark was used with and without the Royal Arms
Elsmore & Forster

this impressed mark within a circular rope shape sometimes used by Elsmore & Forster is the same as that used by Joseph Goodwin (the Elsmore & Forster mark also contains a registration diamond)

 

The operating period for Joseph Goodwin and Elsmore & Forster overlapped and they both produced  Commedia dell'arte presentation jugs. 

Joseph Goodwin's works was located between Watergate Street and George Street in the Clayhills area of Tunstall and Elsmore & Forster's works were called the Clayhills Pottery - the two companies could have shared the same potworks.

 

 

 


potworks located between Watergate Street
and George Street in the Clayhills area
of Tunstall

1898 map

 

 

more extensive view showing the position of the works within the town of Tunstall

 


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