Featured Wedgwood Aesthetic Period Plate

I bought these two Wedgwood plates today. The cental pictures were designed by Helen Miles who worked with Wedgwood from the early 1870s

They both have the date code HTG . I found a site explaining the date codes but it it as as clear as mud.

The last letter is always the year so G is 1878 but what are the HT?

Can anybody help decipher?

Thanks
John

 

Those are pretty NEAT....I for one, haven't seen anything like them before!!!!! They're almost like a paper design laying on top of the plates!!! LOVE them!!! Bet you'd love to have the rest of the months!

 

Might be something here (I don't have a Pinterest account):
https://www.pinterest.ru/pin/536280268130512739/

 

Thank you

 

I certainly would. I will be selling them individually in case a collector is looking to make up a set

 

@John, Don't know if you got to see them all, but here is a 'blogspot' from the link that @moreotherstuff sent you.....hope it shows up......there are a TON of plates and dishes showing!!!

https://dishynews.blogspot.com/2017/12/wedgwood-months-of-year.html

 

Yes. Thank you. I saw this earlier.

 

Interesting and lovely designs!

 

The first letter is supposed to be the month, but, as you probably found, no month was represented by H. This site says that occasionally the first two letters were switched, and you only know this if the first letter was never used for a month. If that's so, the month is T, for June, and H was the potter. http://etruscanmajolica.blogspot.com/2012/11/majolica-pottery-marks-wedgwood.html

 

very lovely plates. do you certain its a "G" and not a "C"? how big are they?

 

I couldn't find your plates at the Wedgwood Museum. you may be able to approach them.... they may be interested

http://www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk/co...n/period/19th-century/material/ceramic/page/1.

 

Yes it is a G Just wondered what the other letters are for. Thanks for the link.

 

I don't see how you can find anything on the museum site. It defeats me. Did you see my post about the letters?

 

Thanks I guess that is the answer. It's not that important I suppose but I have found the explanations for the system very confusing !!

 

You are fortunate, for these plates are extremely rare and wanted. The central design was specifically designed for the production of tiles for "Early English" 12 Months (12 tile) Series, designed by Helen J. A. Miles, an artist employed by Wedgwood. This design was first copyrighted by her in March of 1878, so your plates date from the original year of the design.

Note how the transfer printed image, being 15x15cm square, appears like a pasted on label, on a typical Wedgwood edge design. This was because this TILE design transfer was used to create the plates, without bothering to round them off, or create a plate tailored transfer.

The colors make this plate, or any of the tiles, extremely uncommon and sought after, as they were very expensive plates on the Victorian market, which could only be purchased by the Upper Class. Expensive then, expensive NOW. The tints were all hand-painted, of course. This meant the production costs had to include the decorator's cost, and the plate required at least two trips to the kiln. Each time a ceramic is fired, it results in more product loss and increased expense.

In addition, one of your Wedgwood plates is a "December" design, which is the most popular design and the most expensive.

People dream about owning such plates to complete their collections, or improve them. So, be very cautious if you decide to sell them.

 

I sold them a week or two ago. I made a profit but did not get what I expected. Never mind I just enjoy the finding and selling. Starting all my eBay sales at 99p I take a risk but at least I don't get stuck with shelves full.

 

I would have purchased them, IF I had only known!!!