Registered Design Numbers Ceramics

The registered number usually written as rd on the piece of pottery gives the date when that design was registered to prevent copying but it could have been made at any time later than that date.

Registered design numbers ceramics. Design registration marks or kite marks with rd in the center were used between 1842 and 1883 the use of registration numbers such as rd no 10057 began in 1884 printed or stamped marks in colours other than blue tend to be post 1850. Com www. Design registry numbers 1884 2009 lists the english registry numbers by year. Com 1 used 1842 1867 example shows date of november 9 1855 item made of metal.

For example if a piece is marked with the number rd. The bundle number is unimportant to most collectors. It superseded the previous diamond registrations. Registered numbers are a consecutive numbering system which started in 1884 of designs which were registered by companies.

Although vast numbers of registered design records survive there are instances of registration numbers without corresponding records and of numbers that were not used. The table below gives year of registration for numbers allocated between 1890 and 1965. In 1857 the letter r was used during 1 19 of september during 1860 the letter k was used for december. 821265 it was registered sometime in 1937 table 5.

A wallpaper or paper hanging design registered in november 1844 by william evans of shoreditch in london catalogue reference bt 43 78 22871. As you will see sometimes we only know the first glassware registration so if the material is say pottery or metal and has a number only slightly lower it might still have been registered in the same year. British registry design number date chart www. To give an example using the mark above the chart you get the following information.

Material ceramics design registered april 7 1857. Where used such registered numbers rd no give an accurate date for when a design was first produced. The system of registering designs with a specific number was introduced at the end of 1883. Com www.