This is an example of the 1882 mark, and artist ARV Albert Robert Valentine’s mark.

This is a Rookwood stamp and mold used for marking the bottoms of vases before firing. From the Albert Valentine estate.

1). A plaster mold for the impressed anchor mark used in the early 1880’s. Diameter is 1.25″

2). A bisque fired white clay stamp for the rare Eastern Avenue location used for a short time in 1882.  Height 1.75″

Tags: Albert Robert Valentine, Anchor, Rookwood

This entry was posted on Sunday, July 5th, 2009 at 12:56 am and is filed under Pottery - Rookwood. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.