Hicks, Meigh & Johnson |
Location and period of operation:
Hicks,
Meigh & Johnson |
Shelton |
1822 |
1835 |
China and earthenware manufacturers at the Broad Street Works, Shelton, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England.
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Previously: Hicks & Meigh
Subsequently: Ridgway, Morley & Wear
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tureen in the Chinese
Landscapes pattern
tazza - marked 'Real Stone China'
Hicks, Meigh & Johnson
tazza -
combining earthenware base and glass bowl
the base has the pre-1837 Royal Arms
photo courtesy: Aurelia Kastaldi
'Real Stone China' plate
pattern: "rocks & birds" c.1830
Hicks, Meigh & Johnson green and pink
transferware printed
plate
pattern: "Birds & Flowers"
Marks & initials used on ware for identification:
H M J
H M I
H M & J
Stone China
Real Stone China
Real Ironstone China
Stone China |
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Real Stone China |
Marks with the crown and Stone China or Real Stone China are often found with no manufacturers name or initials
Stone China
this mark was used by the earlier Hicks & Meigh
the mark is likely to be used on ware pre-1830
Stone China
Hicks, Meigh
& Johnson's use of the Royal
Arms as these examples show - often the printing was very
unclear.
These arms are pre-1837 as they have the centre shield of the house of Hanover. This was removed when Queen Victoria ascended to the throne. |
The Royal Arms were also used by the earlier Hicks & Meigh - they can be distinguished as the Hicks & Meigh mark was more detailed than that used by Hicks, Meigh & Johnson. |
Stone China |
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The printed
Royal Arms mark and impressed 'REAL IRONSTONE CHINA' mark
appeared on the same plate.
H M J
Chinese Landscapes is the
name of the series of patterns
H M J
Birds &
Flowers is the name of the series of patterns
H M J
PRIORY is the pattern
name
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more information on the Broad Street Works -
Ash Hall - Job Meigh II's
retirement home
After the sale of the business
in 1835 Meigh
purchased the Ash Estate where he built Ash Hall
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Questions, comments, contributions? email: Steve Birks