The firm of GL Ashworth
& Bros Ltd was founded in 1862 in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent,
producing earthenware and ironstone, later becoming the manufacturers
of the famous MASONS PATENT IRONSTONE CHINA, and using the Masons
mark.
They continued to produce
china with their own marks, however, and sometimes, as with the
MANDARIN pattern the mark features BOTH names. The firm ceased
trading in 1969.
Most of the items on these
pages have an ASHWORTH backstamp. We do plan to add some MASONS
items at a later date - watch this space!
In the gallery below you
will find pictures of the following C19th and C20th patterns:
