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Weller Pottery
Maker’s marks
Compare the lettering, symbols and layout with the mark on your piece.
The marks, up close
Weller — Mark comparison sheet
Identification details for Weller — Mark comparison sheet
The ware name above Weller identifies the particular line. Compare the wording and letterforms in each example, rather than treating the entire sheet as one stamp.
Weller — Dickens Ware Weller lettering
Identification details for Weller — Dickens Ware Weller lettering
Dickens Ware identifies a Weller line described in the period pottery literature as having a matte finish. The two-line stamp pairs the ware name with Weller.
Weller — Louwelsa Weller lettering
Identification details for Weller — Louwelsa Weller lettering
Louwelsa is a ware name, not an artist’s signature. It combines parts of the names Louise and Samuel A. Weller. The lettering arches above the Weller name.
Weller — Sicardo Weller lettering
Identification details for Weller — Sicardo Weller lettering
Sicardo was Weller’s metallic-luster art ware, developed by Jacques Sicard. Look for the ware name above Weller, rather than a separate artist’s signature.
Weller — Turada Weller lettering
Identification details for Weller — Turada Weller lettering
Turada is the ware name; Weller identifies the pottery. The arched lettering distinguishes this mark from Weller’s other named-ware stamps.
Sources
- Huxford, Sharon, and Bob Huxford. Collector’s Encyclopedia of Weller Pottery. Collector Books, 1998.
About the Maker
Founded in 1872 by Samuel A. Weller in Fultonham, Ohio, Weller Pottery became the largest pottery producer in the United States by 1905.
