9.5" x 6.25" Wedgewood Edme 1925 ovel rimmed serving / bread / soup dish. This is a very rare, hard to find bowl that has been dated to 1925, as it is imprinted with the mark A52. "A" signifies the 1924 series, "5" is the potters mark, and "2" signifies the second year of the series, dating it to 1925. don't miss out on the opportunity to add this amazing antique to your collection.

In 1860 the Wedgwood factory started marking its wares with the date of manufacture impressed in each piece as part of a three letter code. The first letter of the code represents the month of manufacture, the second identified the potter who threw the shape and the last letter signifying the year the piece was made starting with 0 for 1860. The series was repeated 4 times. From 1907 on in the third series the first letter for the month is replaced by a 3 and with the fourth series commencing with A in 1924 with the figure 4. There is an area of confusion in wares in the first two series. For example TOT could mean a piece produced in either June 1865 or June of 1891. Commencing in 1929 the year mark is replaced by the last two digits of the year, 30 standing for 1930.

Wedgwood Edme is made of creamware or queensware, the names most commonly used in English for cream colored earthenware. Wedgwood’s first creamware was commercially somewhat successful, but it only became truly popular after Queen Charlotte ordered a tea set in 1765. This commission cemented Wedgwood’s reputation and made creamware the most popular type of pottery in Britain. Creamware was not invented, but certainly perfected and popularised by Josiah Wedgwood in the mid 18th century. By doing so, he was looking to compete with European porcelain production. Creamware is not porcelain, the source material and process are very different, as is the final product. Creamware in general does not have the same properties as porcelain. It is made of white clay with a white lead glaze. It is fired at a lower temperature and it will always remain slightly porous. It is however very strong and in daily use a set will last many many decades. There are however some known issues that can appear on used creamware. Edme is high quality, durable dinnerware, but due to the proneness to staining I would not recommend dishwashing older pieces.