This is purely a guess, but marks in that style are common on 1830s to early 1840s Staffordshire (compare to Joseph Clementon's mark used on "Rustic Scenery" registered in 1842, Ridway & Morley's "Archipelago" & "Parthenon" patterns, and Wood & Challinor's "Mesina", for example). Typically, though not always, the color of the maker's mark matches the color of the transferprint. Black transfer maker's marks are commonly seen used on white granite molded forms (though again, I've seen exceptions). The letters appear to be N S H or N & H (the latter more likely). Thepotteries.org lists a manufacturer with the initials N H as New Hall Porcelain Co. in Shelton operating from 1820-1835 but I'm guessing that it is actually a combination of the first initials of the last names of a partnership (such as that used for Wood & Challinor and Read & Clementson on occasion). Is there any transfer pattern on the front?
Tim
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