I recently found what might be a vase with the name 'Pauline' at the top and '1920' at the bottom with 2 flowers inbetween. The potter's name is Harvey and then there is an indestinguishable mark & next to that '88'. I would love to know the story behind why he made this because my mother's name is Pauline & she was born in 1920!!! I found it in a 2nd hand store. Does anyone know how I would go about searching for information on this? Thank You!!!
Pauline by Harvey
Posted by Danelle Woermann on July 31, 2017, 11:50 am, in reply to "Looking for information"
Hi JC,
What a great piece for you to find given it has your mother's name and is dated 1920!
According to Godden's "Encyclopedia of British Pottery & Porcelain Marks", there was an English potter, Arthur Edward Harvey who used a signature mark of the same name on his studio-type pottery - c. 1920's-30's. It sounds like this might possibly be the potter.
I don't find a name of Pauline as a flow blue pattern, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything as new patterns are still being recorded.
Any chance you could attach a photo of the vase and the markings?