Looking for info on England Pottery maker - ADAMS of Tunstall

clovermarieg · September 23rd, 2011, 12:25 AM

Hello - I've been searching all over for more info on this ceramic pottery piece. It's about 5" tall with the lid (about 4" tall & round without the lid). It has the NY state seal on two sides and it has feathers that run around the outer part of the lid. Very unusual and I have seen similar items that are the same maker but do not have the NY seal - they had the US Presidential/Seal. And - they were on plates and one was on a pitcher... None on the canister/jar - not sure what it would be considered - maybe a candy jar with lid. It is not a sugar/jam jar since there is NO notch in the lid.

The maker is Adams Tunstall England Est 1657 - I have found several of this pottery makers marks but I can not find an example of the mark on the bottom of my piece. It looks old - here's a pic...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/clovermarieg/6174429968/

NY State Seal jar with lid says:

ADAMS
TUNSTALL
(There is a crown here)
ENGLAND
EST 1657

Any opinions would be great!

Thanks!
Clover

T-M · September 23rd, 2011, 07:15 AM

Tunstall is an area of Stoke on Trent in Staffordshire England. S-O-T is the centre of pottery in England with many famous makers coming from the area Royal Doulton and Spode to name a couple.

As for the crest, I have no idea.

Heres some info
http://www.thepotteries.org/features/adams.htm

Hercules Brabazon · September 23rd, 2011, 12:51 PM

According to the "Pocket Book of British Ceramic Marks" by JP Cushion, that mark was used between 1914 and 1940. Later marks had "W. Adams & Sons".

As a general rule, British pottery manufacturers started marking their products "England" in 1891, to conform with US import regulations.

clovermarieg · September 24th, 2011, 12:39 AM

Thanks for the quick response. I loved the info on the Adams family! Very cool! I am adding a photo of the markings from the bottom to see if anyone has seen this logo before. I have seen the Adams mark on other items but I have yet to see this particular mark. I see that the family was involved with brick making at one time - which would make sense that the crown in the mark looks like it's made of bricks...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/clovermarieg/6177193444/

It's also hard to tell in addition to the mark - there is an actual imprint that says Adams and it looks like Tunstall under Adams - then off to the side - the letter "K" is imprinted. There is also the painted (in red) which looks like the letter "H".

As I mentioned - I have found many Adams marks but none like this. I'm puzzled because it seems old but I can not pinpoint the dates... And why would they be making New York State items?

And - is the NY state seal that's printed on both sides considered "transfer-printing"?

Very interesting! I love having others that are so informative helping out! I grew up with my parents being in the antique business so there are a few things that I recall from over the years! Pottery was not really their strong suit but it just so happens to be where my interests are! For all the Buffalo Pottery lovers out there... Being from Western NY I came across a great Emerald Deldare Inkwell set last week! I loved the colors! Very rare!

Another odd item I found - which I'm not sure of the age on was a copper (tin lined) small teapot with the name "Lidadore - made in Portugal" - This is another area I know nothing about - but again - something I can't find much on. It seems to have a neat hammered design to it. Wood handle. That's about all I know. Neat!

Thanks again for the info! Maybe now I've shown the mark - someone will know why these "United States governmental" pottery was made in England!?

Take care guys!
Clover

September 23rd, 2011, 12:25 AM	#1
clovermarieg Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: western NY Posts: 4	Looking for info on England Pottery maker - ADAMS of Tunstall Hello - I've been searching all over for more info on this ceramic pottery piece. It's about 5" tall with the lid (about 4" tall & round without the lid). It has the NY state seal on two sides and it has feathers that run around the outer part of the lid. Very unusual and I have seen similar items that are the same maker but do not have the NY seal - they had the US Presidential/Seal. And - they were on plates and one was on a pitcher... None on the canister/jar - not sure what it would be considered - maybe a candy jar with lid. It is not a sugar/jam jar since there is NO notch in the lid. The maker is Adams Tunstall England Est 1657 - I have found several of this pottery makers marks but I can not find an example of the mark on the bottom of my piece. It looks old - here's a pic... http://www.flickr.com/photos/clovermarieg/6174429968/ NY State Seal jar with lid says: ADAMS TUNSTALL (There is a crown here) ENGLAND EST 1657 Any opinions would be great! Thanks! Clover

September 24th, 2011, 12:39 AM	#4
clovermarieg Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: western NY Posts: 4	Adams Pottery Thanks for the quick response. I loved the info on the Adams family! Very cool! I am adding a photo of the markings from the bottom to see if anyone has seen this logo before. I have seen the Adams mark on other items but I have yet to see this particular mark. I see that the family was involved with brick making at one time - which would make sense that the crown in the mark looks like it's made of bricks... http://www.flickr.com/photos/clovermarieg/6177193444/ It's also hard to tell in addition to the mark - there is an actual imprint that says Adams and it looks like Tunstall under Adams - then off to the side - the letter "K" is imprinted. There is also the painted (in red) which looks like the letter "H". As I mentioned - I have found many Adams marks but none like this. I'm puzzled because it seems old but I can not pinpoint the dates... And why would they be making New York State items? And - is the NY state seal that's printed on both sides considered "transfer-printing"? Very interesting! I love having others that are so informative helping out! I grew up with my parents being in the antique business so there are a few things that I recall from over the years! Pottery was not really their strong suit but it just so happens to be where my interests are! For all the Buffalo Pottery lovers out there... Being from Western NY I came across a great Emerald Deldare Inkwell set last week! I loved the colors! Very rare! Another odd item I found - which I'm not sure of the age on was a copper (tin lined) small teapot with the name "Lidadore - made in Portugal" - This is another area I know nothing about - but again - something I can't find much on. It seems to have a neat hammered design to it. Wood handle. That's about all I know. Neat! Thanks again for the info! Maybe now I've shown the mark - someone will know why these "United States governmental" pottery was made in England!? Take care guys! Clover

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September 23rd, 2011, 07:15 AM	#2
T-M Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 14	Tunstall is an area of Stoke on Trent in Staffordshire England. S-O-T is the centre of pottery in England with many famous makers coming from the area Royal Doulton and Spode to name a couple. As for the crest, I have no idea. Heres some info http://www.thepotteries.org/features/adams.htm

September 23rd, 2011, 12:51 PM	#3
Hercules Brabazon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 118	According to the "Pocket Book of British Ceramic Marks" by JP Cushion, that mark was used between 1914 and 1940. Later marks had "W. Adams & Sons". As a general rule, British pottery manufacturers started marking their products "England" in 1891, to conform with US import regulations.