Pottery Decorating Department - Most often the black ink stamp, which includes artisan initials only, is applied to the unfired glaze next to the foot of the piece where the glaze and terra cotta meet. The Pottery Decorator initials are the only initials that appear on the glaze. All other initials are applied to the terra cotta. Pottery Decorators stamp on the glaze as, at this point in the production process, wax has been applied to the exposed bisque during the glazing process making stamping on the bisque impossible. Decorator initials will appear on bisque for those pieces which do not have wax applied during the glazing process or if the decoration is applied after the kiln firing. The following initials are current for the Pottery Decorating process:
- EW
- DH
- DJ
- SC
- AH
- CK
- RD
- MS
- CS
- JC
- CR
- VP
- JB
- NG
- JQ
Decal/Transfer Department - The black ink stamp of the artisan initials is applied to the terra cotta during the decal application. The following initials are current for the decal/transfer process:
- DH
Lustre Department - The black ink stamp of the artisan initials is applied to the exposed terra cotta of the piece during the lustre application. The following initials are current for the lustre application process:
- CK
Quality Control - The artisan responsible for reviewing the quality of the piece will black ink stamp their initials on the exposed terra cotta once the inspection of the piece has been completed. The following initials are current for the Inspection process:
- KS
