Rookwood decorators active between 1880 to 1919 |
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Decorator, years and mark obtained from The Book of Rookwood Pottery and Barber’s Marks of American Potters. |
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Decorator: |
Active years at Rookwood*: |
Mark or initials: |
Abel, Edward | 1890-1892 | E.A. |
Altman, Howard | 1900-1904 | H joined with A |
Asbury, Leonore | 1894-1931 | L.A. |
Aukland, Fannie Louise | 1881-1884 | FA in script or “puffy” |
Baker, Constance A. | 1892-1904 | C.A.B. |
Bishop, Irene | 1903-1907 | I.B. |
Bookprinter, A.M. (see Valentien) | 1884-1905 | A.M.B. with curved line underneath |
Bonsall, Carolina F. | 1903-1905 | C.F.B. |
Brain, Elizabeth W. | 1898-1902 | EWB run together |
Brennan, Alfred L. | 1881-1884 | A joined with B |
Breuer, W. H. | 1881-1884 | WHB with underline & HB in box |
Conant, Arthur P. | 1915-late 1920s |
C in a square |
Conant, Patti M. | 1915 -late 1920s |
PC in circle |
Cook, Daniel | 1893-1894 | Period D, Period C, Period |
Coyne, Sallie (Sara) E. | 1892-1931 | Stylized SC |
Cranch, E. Bertha I (daughter of Edward) | 1887 | E.B.I.C. |
Cranch, Edward P. | 1884-1890 | Two marks: EPC in script |
Crofton, Cora | 1886-1892 | Two connected Cs |
Daly, Matthew A. | 1882-1903 | MAD with back sweep from bottom of D |
Demarest, Virginia B. | 1900-1903 | VBD followed by slash |
Denzler, Mary Grace | 1913-1915 | Diamond monogram: MGD |
Dibowski, Charles John | 1892-1893 | C.J.D. |
Diers, Edward G. | 1896-1931 | Large E., small D. |
Duell, Cecil A. | 1907-1917 | CAD with line across A & D |
Epply, Lorinda | 1904-1948 | L with E below & joined |
Farny, Henry Francois | 1881 | |
Fechheimer, Rose | 1896-1906 | A.F. with connecting line |
Felton, Edith | 1896-1904 | ERF. |
Foertmeyer, Emma D. | 1887-1892 | E.D.F. |
Foglesong, Mattie | 1897-1902 | M joined with F |
Fry, Laura Ann |
1881-1891 | LAF joined (two marks) |
Goetting, Arthur | 1896 | AG |
Hall, Grace M. | 1902-1905 | G.H. |
Hanscom, Lena F. | 1902-1907 | |
Hentschel, William E. | 1907-1939 | Horizontal or vertical mark |
Hickman, Katharine | 1895-1900 | K joined with H |
Hirschfeld, Joseph N. (or N.J.) | 1882-1883 | NJH or N.J.H. |
Horsfall, Robert Bruce | 1893-1895 | B followed by a dash |
Horton, Hattie | 1882-1884 | HH or H.H |
Humphreys (Humphries) Albert | 18821884 | A.H. |
Hurley, Edward T. | 1896-1948 | E.T.H. joined together |
Keenan, Mary | 1883 | |
Kenzo, Ichidsuka | 1882 | |
Klemm, William | 1901 | W and K joined followed by period |
Koehler, Mrs. F.D. | 1886-1890 | K or FDK in box |
Laurence (Lawrence), Frederick Sturgis | 1895-1904 | SL underlined |
Lawrence, Eliza C. | 1900-1903 | ECL |
Lindeman, Clara Christiana | 1898-1909 | C.C.L. |
Lindeman, Laura (sister to Clara) | 1899-1905 | LEL in script |
Lincoln (Lingenfelter) Elizabeth (Lizzie) N. | 1892-1931 | LNL or L.N.L. |
Lunt, Tom | 1886-1890 | TOM |
Lyons, Helen M. | 1913-1915 | HML with joined uprights |
Markland, Sadie | 1893-1899 | S.M. |
Matchette, Kate C. | 1892-1894 | K.C.M. |
McDermott, Elizabeth F. | 1912-1915 | Tall E and M, small F between |
McDonald, Margaret Helen (Daughter of William) | 1913-1948 | Circular monogram: MHM |
McDonald, William P. | 1882-1931 | W D with a mc between & three other marks |
McLaughlin, Charles Jasper | 1913-1920 | Small c, linked J and M |
McLaughlin, Mary Louise | 1882-1900 | |
Menzel, Ruben Earl (a decorator later than 1896) | 1896-1950 | Backwards R joined with E and M |
Mitchell, Marianne | 1901-1905 | Two overlaid Ms |
Newton, Clara Chipman | 1881-1884 | C.N or large CN with small cn |
Nichols, Maria Longworth (See Storer) | 1880-1887 | MLN |
Noonan, Edith | 1904-1910 | E.N. |
Nourse, Elizabeth | 1903-1908 | |
Nourse, Mary M. (Niece of Elizabeth) | 1891-1905 | M N in script |
Perkins, Mary Louella | 1886-1898 | MLP script, MP joined, MP overlay |
Peters-Baurer, Pauline | 1893 | Backwards P joined with B |
Pinney, O. Geneva Reed (See Reed) | 1890-1903 | O. G. R. |
Pons (Ponds), Albert F. |
1904-1911 | A and P linked |
Rauchfuss, Marie | 1897 | M joined with R followed by period |
Reed, Olga Geneva (see Pinney) | 1890-1903 | O. G. R. |
Rettig, Martin | 1883 | M.R. or M joined with R |
Rothenbusch, Frederick Daniel | 1896-1931 | Backward F, Forward R. |
Sax, Sara |
1896-1931 | Large S, small A plus two other marks |
Schmidt, Carl (Charles) | 1896-1927 | CS in a circle |
Sehon, Adeliza Drake | 1898-1902 | A.D.S. |
Shirayamadani, Kataro. | 1887-1948 | KS or stylized japanese script |
Smalley, Marian Frances Hastings | 1899-1902 | M.H.S. |
Sprague, Amelia B. | 1887-1903 | Two versions:A with an S entwined |
Steinle, Caroline (Carrie) F. | 1892-1925 | C with linked S |
Storer, Maria Longworth Nichols | 1880-1887 | MLS |
Strafer, Harriette Rosemary | 1890-1899 | H.R.S. |
Stuntz, Helen Pabodie | 1892 | “Dollar sign” with P |
Swing, Jeannette | 1900-1904 | S and J joined |
Taylor, Mary L. (Cousin of W.W.Taylor) | 1883-1885 | Two versions of M pierced by T |
Todd, Charles S. | 1911-1920s | C.S.T. |
Toohey, Sallie (Sara) Alice | 1887-1931 | T with S entwined & two other marks |
Valentien, Albert Robert | 1881-1905 | A.R.V. |
Valentien, (Bookprinter) Anna M. | 1884-1905 | AMV |
Van Briggle, Artus |
1886-1899 | A.VB. |
Van Briggle, Leona (Sister of Artus) |
1899-1904 | LVB. |
Van Horne, Katherine |
1907-1917 | K and H with V between & below |
Vreeland, Francis William. | 1900-1902 | F.V. |
Wareham, John D. | 1893-1954 | Cursive JDM plus two other marks |
Wenderoth, Harriet “Nettie” | 1881-1885 | Underlined H.W. |
Wilcox (Willcox), Harriet E. | 1886-1907 | H.E.W. |
Wildman, Edith L. | 1911-1913 | E long L W |
Young, Grace | 1886-1904 | Two versions of C and Y joined |
Zettel, Josephine E. | 1892-1904 | J with Z to the left and E to the right & one other mark |
* Years approximate |