Victorian? tree trunk jug

Anyone ever seen anything like this or have extra good vision to be able to decipher the lozenge info?

well somewhere between 1842 and 1883 but just can't make out the letters/numbers.

I'm thinking it's an I or a J which would be 1846-54. It would be great to be able to put a name to it.

I have got a bark jug myself, probably a different maker as it's not in any way similar, always thought it was old, just didn't know how old.

tigerchips wrote:I have got a bark jug myself, probably a different maker as it's not in any way similar, always thought it was old, just didn't know how old.

Loads of 'faux bois' pieces were made around the 1930s - usually with unidentifiable marks or just MADE IN ENGLAND stamped into their bases. I've never seen on with the Victorian lozenge or diamond mark before. It was just curiosity that made me buy it.

If you Google 'majolica bark jugs', you'll find lots of Victorian examples, though not always marked with the registration lozenge. From what I've seen over the years there seem to be many more dating from the late 1890s than the 1930s.