Posted by Tim on February 5, 2013, 11:22 am, in reply to "Re: Registry Marks"
The pattern that had an earlier mark on it is "Giraffe" apparently made by John Ridgway. Marked "Stone Ware J.R. Giraffe Published August 30th 1836 Agreeably to the Artist". I'm guessing that this isn't a reference to a registered design but an indication that they had received permission from the original artist who may have originally produced an engraving for print (books, paper, etc).