mart - it came from an estate sale here. I agree on what it is not.
Ipcress - yes this is about knowledge and curiosity. The thing that bugs me is, when I look through the thousands of pottery marks, they are not what is on my dish.
Thanks all!
Did you ask where the previous owners got it ?? As a rule,,when something looks like something you know it isn`t,,and with a mark you can`t track down,,its a look-a-like copy !! There can be exceptions but its rare !! I would rather see nothing at all on the bottom than one like this !! That number on yours is a style/color/shape number,,many companies used a number system in order to keep orders correct !! Ocassionally you may see a single number or initial off to the side of a makers mark,, that is usually the decorators number !! The artists worked and got paid according to how many they could complete,, they initialed or numbered them so they would get paid for each one !!