Cobridge

water poem 1999 designed by Rachel Bishop,

dantheman wrote:




5 inch trial plate, made in 2001
note the bird mark on the back which is not a date mark?

Years later and I'm non the wiser regarding the impressed bird mark on the back of this plate? Can anyone here enlighten me please?

Dan,
I think you'll find it is the date stamp - Duck is 2001
That design is mentioned in the Collectors Club mag No.5 "Sian Leeper weighs in with some very attractive House Martins on a vase that is square and blue at the base, moving up to a delicate shade of pink at the rim". At the time this new range was called UPBRUSH and was an earthernware range, rather than the main Stoneware.
However, the main catalogue for 2001 doesn't feature the design, nor does 2002. So it would appear not to have been produced in a big way. But some designs did come and go throughout the year, in small numbers. This was presumably one of them.

The small plates were used for trials and for staff to practise the designs, before they moved onto the main vases. Any that were good enough, were sold in the shop. Before these 'saucers' they used what look like tea pot stands. They all make really good display pieces, when you find good examples and this is one!

made in 2003

most of the very simple designs were by Anita Harris, they took less time to decorate and the company were losing money

2002 Black Ryden vase, designed by Anita Harris

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The Ruskinesque oxblood vases are quite popular and it's a good size too, but it's marked seconds