Registered Design Numbers Ceramics

The table below gives year of registration for numbers allocated between 1890 and 1965.

Registered design numbers ceramics. In 1857 the letter r was used during 1 19 of september during 1860 the letter k was used for december. The numbers are for the first known design registration for each year between 1884 and 1945 and then for each decade up to 1990. The registered number usually written as rd on the piece of pottery gives the date when that design was registered to prevent copying but it could have been made at any time later than that date. Where used such registered numbers rd no give an accurate date for when a design was first produced.

It superseded the previous diamond registrations. See pottery marks registration of a design gave three years protection during which time there could be continuous or sporadic production of the design or pattern. British registry design number date chart www. Design registration marks or kite marks with rd in the center were used between 1842 and 1883 the use of registration numbers such as rd no 10057 began in 1884 printed or stamped marks in colours other than blue tend to be post 1850.

The bundle number is unimportant to most collectors. The system of registering designs with a specific number was introduced at the end of 1883. Material ceramics design registered april 7 1857. 821265 it was registered sometime in 1937 table 5.

A wallpaper or paper hanging design registered in november 1844 by william evans of shoreditch in london catalogue reference bt 43 78 22871. Registered numbers are a consecutive numbering system which started in 1884 of designs which were registered by companies. Design registry numbers 1884 2009 lists the english registry numbers by year. To give an example using the mark above the chart you get the following information.

For example if a piece is marked with the number rd. Com www. Although vast numbers of registered design records survive there are instances of registration numbers without corresponding records and of numbers that were not used. Com www.