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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ision, post: 2881067, member: 17064&quot;]The asterix is found on early majolica decorative works, impressed..along with &quot;WEDGWOOD&quot; impressed with a moveable type stamp...and a single date letter, such as the letter, &quot;O,&quot; for 1860, on the non-glazed backs of large, majolica, portrait plaques, representing various characters from famous English novels, such as &quot;Ivanhoe,&quot; by Walter Scott, and Dickens.&nbsp; &nbsp; I have two examples of &quot;Ivanhoe&quot; character&nbsp; portraits which are about 13&quot; x 8&quot; in size, made in 1860, with this asterix, or starburst stamp.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since there is a date letter present (1860) the asterix is not going to be a date indicator, but is most likely an artist mark, or a creating factory mark.&nbsp; 1860 was the first year Wedgwood started using letters to date, and started to make majolica decorative products. </p><p><br /></p><p>The quality of these majolica portrait plaques are astounding, being they are the very first Wedgwood made.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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