On Bargain Hunt, a BBC TV show, a certain piece of English porcelain was discovered to have a trademark with the word “England” on the underside. The host of the show made a comment that you know that it therefore must have been produced after 1881 (possibly he said 1891). How do we know this?
[sub]Dating English Porcelain[/sub]
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Because the English porcelain industry, or that particular maker, wasn’t establish until then?
This page explains the general principles. It would appear the date you heard was 1891, with those particular marks having been introduced as a result of the 1890 McKinley Tariff Act.