Dinner Plate [New Zealand Railways]
Maker and role
New Zealand Railways, Commissioned by
Arthur J. Wilkinson Limited, Maker
Production date
1910-1930
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Object detail
Accession number
2016.89.3
Description
White ceramic dinner plate with black "N.Z.R." on rim with crown above, checked border around brim of plate. Black maker's mark on base "IRONSTONE CHINA / ROYAL STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY / WILKINSON LTD / ENGLAND" and "10 / 26" stamped on base.
Brief History
Railway station refreshment rooms were initially leased out by New Zealand Railways to private operators until NZR began to take over these leases from 1917 as an extra source of income. Ceramic ware was originally provided to the refreshment rooms from suppliers in the United Kingdom, until WWII made the importing of ceramics difficult. The Amalgamated Brick and Pipe Company (later Crown Lynn) supplied the first teacup to NZR in 1940.
This dinner plate was manufactured by earthenware and ironstone company Arthur J. Wilkinson Limited which operated at Royal Staffordshire Pottery (previously Central Pottery) between 1885 and 1964 in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England. Burslem is one of the six towns in Stoke-on-Trent which became known as the 'The Potteries' because of the plentiful supply of clay in the area. The thriving pottery industry was established in the 18th century. However, archaeological remains also suggests the Romans and Saxons made pottery in the area and the earliest finds date from as far back as 2,000 BC.
This dinner plate was manufactured by earthenware and ironstone company Arthur J. Wilkinson Limited which operated at Royal Staffordshire Pottery (previously Central Pottery) between 1885 and 1964 in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England. Burslem is one of the six towns in Stoke-on-Trent which became known as the 'The Potteries' because of the plentiful supply of clay in the area. The thriving pottery industry was established in the 18th century. However, archaeological remains also suggests the Romans and Saxons made pottery in the area and the earliest finds date from as far back as 2,000 BC.
Marks
N.Z.R. Printed
IRONSTONE CHINA / ROYAL STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY / WILKINSON LTD / ENGLAND Maker's Mark
10 / 26 Impressed
IRONSTONE CHINA / ROYAL STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY / WILKINSON LTD / ENGLAND Maker's Mark
10 / 26 Impressed
Media/Materials
Credit Line
New Zealand Railways et al. 1910-1930. Dinner Plate [New Zealand Railways], 2016.89.3. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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