DUPRS_0029 Allertons England

DUPRS_0029 Allertons England

Allertons Ltd. England pottery sherd

This artifact is a small triangular fragment of ceramic approximately 3 cm across, 2 cm in height, and 0.25 cm in width. On the exterior, it is mostly white with a few chips in it, and a light blue maker’s mark is present which says “ALLERTONS LTD ENGLAND” in a circle around a bulls-eye symbol. On the reverse side is a design showing the top of a building next to a tree in a pattern known as blue willow. Although the fragment is very small, the details are clear and match most of Allertons Ltd. designs on the Internet.

Allertons Ltd. England

Selective Surface collection, east Stanley Park, Historic Chatham Township (modern Summit, New Jersey)

Drew University, Department of Anthropology, Drew University Passaic River Survey

The maker’s mark on this fragment was only made between 1915 and 1929.

Juliet LaVigne

Ceramic

The company manufacturing of this type of china appears to have had only one factory in Staffordshire, England. Therefore it would appear that the ceramic was imported. This fragment was found along with many others that covered a large area next to the Passaic River. The pattern on the fragment is similar to other Allertons Ltd. pottery. The blue willow design is common on their pieces and their designs seem to have an Asian influence and other pieces from this company from this time have also had “China” written below the maker’s mark.