Vintage ceramic vessel C & B England around 1900

Antique stoneware / ceramic jug by C & B Skey Tamworth, made in England in the 19th century. The mark is engraved into the rim of the vessel.

George Tamworth had invested in some mines near Tamworth and realised that there was potential for producing clay suitable for pottery making. The pottery opened in 1862. In 1864 it was called the Wilnecote Company Limited. It later became George Skey and Co. Limited.
Some of the tableware jugs they made bear the triangular C & B mark (Crosse & Blackwell was a food manufacturer that required jugs for its products).