Bates, Brown-Westhead & Moore

Hanley

1859

1861

Manufacturers of earthenware and china at the Cauldon Place Works, Hanley (Shelton area), Stoke-on-Trent, England.

The partners were William Bates, Thomas Chappell Brown-Westhead and William Moore.
In December 1861 William Bates retired from the business, which was carried on by Brown-Westhead and Moore.

relief moulded jug - generally referred to as the 'pinecone' pattern

The registration diamond shows that this design was registered on the 12th December 1860 to Bates & Co, Cauldon Place, Staffordshire Potteries.

During the 1860-61 period there were 10 designs registered to Bates, Brown-Westhead and Moore. This is the only one referencing Bates & Co - it is assumed that this name is a shorthand name of Bates, Brown-Westhead and Moore.

Oval Plate with blue and white mosaic border decoration and gilt edged handles
the pattern is called 'Mosaic'

the registration diamond on this oval plate shows that the pattern for an earthenware table service was registered on the 9th May 1861 to Bates, Brown-Westhead and Moore. Cauldon Place, Staffordshire Potteries, Staffordshire.

B B-W & M
Mosaic
this mark appears on a compote with the same pattern as the oval plate shown

In Greek mythology, Iphigenia learns of Agamemnon's death after he is killed by Clytemnestra upon his return from the Trojan War. This happens in the play "Iphigenia in Tauris," where Orestes informs Iphigenia of her father's demise.

Iphigenia
is informed of the death of
Agamemnon
from the antique

B. B-W. & M.

One of the Olympic Games
from an antique vase

B. B-W. & M.

Bates, Brown-Westhead and Moore produced a range of these jugs in the style of an ancient Greek oil vessel known as a 'lekythos'

They depicting Grecian scenes and also events from the Greek Olympic Games.

Parian Ware figural bust of a Renaissance woman

B. B-W & M

impressed mark

occasionally just a registration diamond appears on its own
and sometimes the diamond is accompanied by a printed mark
with the initials B. B-W & M

various printed marks were used for specific patterns/series
usually with the initials B. B-W & M

B. B W & M

B W M & Co

This mark - a shield in a circular border, mounted by a crown - was introduced by Bates, Brown- Westhead and Moore.

The example on the right is a continuation of the mark by the successor company: Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co.