Mason

	North Staffordshire Pottery Marks
	Mason

MASON A family of potters trading under various styles at Lane Delph and Fenton from c.1800 to c.1854 Charles James Mason patented the famous 'PATENT IRONSTONE CHINA' in 1813 The Mason patterns, moulds, etc., passed through several firms to Messrs. G L Ashworth & Bros in 1861. This firm was renamed 'Mason's Ironstone China Ltd' in 1968.
Mark	Description & date
Miles Mason
M MASON	Standard impressed mark on porcelain made by Miles Mason. c.1800-13 Examples are rather rare.
	Printed mark on blue printed porcelain of willow-pattern type. c.1800-13
G. M. & C. J. Mason
PATENT IRONSTONE CHINA	Impressed mark in various forms with or without the name 'MASON'S'. c.1813+
	Standard printed mark on Mason Ironstone ware from c.1815 Many variations of this mark have been used and some have been used by Messrs Mason's Ironstone China Ltd, the present owners of many of the original Mason models and Patterns.
FENTON STONE WORKS	Printed mark in a box outline. c.1825-40
G & C J M G M & C J Mason	Several printed marks were used in the 1813-1829 period which incorporated the initials shown.

C J Mason & Co

C J MASON & CO

C J M & CO

Many marks were used in the 1829-45 period, incorporating the new style 'C J Mason & Co' or the initials 'C J M & Co'.

From 1845-48 and c.1851-54 Charles Mason traded on his own (without the '& Co'). The printed mark 'Mason's Patent Ironstone China' was often used.

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