Wade Pottery Marks: Backstamps

The majority of porcelain or ceramics have identifying pottery marks somewhere on each piece. These marks are called backstamps and they are the signature of the pottery that made the items.

Wade Ceramics whose porcelain products date back to the late 1860s have altered their backstamps significantly throughout the years and pieces tend to be marked in a variety of different ways and colours.

Wade pottery marks have been found as:

• Ink Stamps – Wade ink stamps come in a variety of colours including; red, grey, gold, green, orange, brown and black and appear in two sizes; large and small and were used on appropriately sized models.
• Transfer Prints – Transfer prints appear like a tattoo on the pottery and Wades transfer prints come in different shapes including; circular, semi-circular, and oval.
• Embossed Backstamps – These pottery marks are incorporated into the mould so become part of the item. The information is raised.
• Impressed Backstamps – These pottery marks are incorporated into the mould and the information is cut into the model.
• Hand Written – Some hollow items did not have enough room for any type of Wade pottery mark so the models have handwritten marks on their underside usually in black.
• Labels – Usually these Wade labels were black and gold in colour. It is a shame that pottery was marked in this manner as many labels were removed or rubbed or even washed off leaving pieces completely unidentifiable.

Due to Wade re-issuing various models at different times, it is not unusual to find that some pieces have up to three different types of pottery mark on it.

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