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Buffalo Pottery
Maker’s marks
Compare the lettering, symbols and layout with the mark on your piece.
The marks, up close
Buffalo Pottery — Floral frame and Deldare inscription
Pictured year: 1911
Identification details for Buffalo Pottery — Floral frame and Deldare inscription
The pictured year appears above the bison inside the floral frame. Deldare Ware names the line, while the Underglaze wording identifies decoration beneath the glaze.
Buffalo Pottery — Signpost with bison and split year
Pictured year: 1909
Identification details for Buffalo Pottery — Signpost with bison and split year
The year is split across the signpost: 19 on the left and 09 on the right. Deldare Ware identifies the line, and Underglaze describes the placement of the decoration beneath the glaze.
Buffalo Pottery — Circular semi-vitreous bison mark
Identification details for Buffalo Pottery — Circular semi-vitreous bison mark
Semi-vitreous describes the ceramic body, not a pattern name. The bison is enclosed by the Buffalo Pottery name above and the body description below. No year is shown in this example.
Sources
- The Larkin Company and Buffalo Pottery. The Potter’s Art. Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Pottery, 1905.
About the Maker
Buffalo Pottery was established in 1901 by the Larkin Company in Buffalo, New York, to produce ceramic premiums for its thriving mail-order soap business. It soon expanded beyond promotional wares to manufacture durable semi-vitreous dinnerware, decorative art pottery, and institutional china for railroads and hotels. The name “Buffalo China” began appearing on wares by the late 1940s, with the company officially adopting the Buffalo China name in 1956. It was later acquired by Oneida Ltd. in 1983 and ceased operations in 2004.
