Whieldon Mark

Q: What is Whieldon pottery? I have a porcelain plate with a picture of a bird on it. The mark on the bottom of the plate says “Whieldon.” I thought Whieldon was eighteenth-century pottery with a marbleized look, mostly green and brown.

A: Whieldon is an eighteenth-century ware made by Thomas Whieldon and Josiah Wedgwood before the famous Wedgwood pottery was founded. The pieces are almost always unmarked. Your plate was made by F. Winkle & Co. The company operated a pottery on Whieldon Road in Stoke, England, from 1890 to 1931. During the 1900s, Winkle used a mark that included the word “Whieldon.”

Whieldon is an eighteenth-century ware made by Thomas Whieldon and Josiah Wedgwood.