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<p>[QUOTE="bayareaantiques, post: 84275, member: 1007"]Hi! I'm a new follower, learning how to post & haven't mastered pasting links or anything yet, so my apologies. Anyhow...</p><p>The pottery mark looks to me like BARR is the manufacturer & CATERER is the pattern. I checked my many reference books & Godden's Encyclopaedia Of British Pottery And Porcelain Marks, page 695, states...</p><p>"Barr" printed mark, used by the Royal Worcester Company (which was Barr, Flight & Barr from c.1807-1813) on an experimental body, c.1896."</p><p>I also turned up a shop in Springfield, Mass. owned by McCarty & Co. He sold consignments from Royal Worcester starting in 1890- (info. from The American Stationer, page 705, Sept. 18, 1890). So... the platter could very well be from the McCarty & Co. store. Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bayareaantiques, post: 84275, member: 1007"]Hi! I'm a new follower, learning how to post & haven't mastered pasting links or anything yet, so my apologies. Anyhow... The pottery mark looks to me like BARR is the manufacturer & CATERER is the pattern. I checked my many reference books & Godden's Encyclopaedia Of British Pottery And Porcelain Marks, page 695, states... "Barr" printed mark, used by the Royal Worcester Company (which was Barr, Flight & Barr from c.1807-1813) on an experimental body, c.1896." I also turned up a shop in Springfield, Mass. owned by McCarty & Co. He sold consignments from Royal Worcester starting in 1890- (info. from The American Stationer, page 705, Sept. 18, 1890). So... the platter could very well be from the McCarty & Co. store. Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]
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