Suffixes in the numbering
As well as the basic shape number, many Remued pieces also carry a suffix denoting the size and/or applied decoration. Pamela pieces did not carry suffixes. 'A' Series / Kerryl had suffixes that generally followed Remued usage but with some differences.
Number suffixes
Some shapes came in a range of sizes. A number suffix indicates the size in inches. For example, shape 408 (a four-lobed basket shape) may be numbered 408-6, the suffix '6' being the approximate height in inches. For a dish, the suffix indicates the diameter eg 24/11 is a dish about 11 inches across. A slash or hyphen serves to separate the size number from the shape number. A slash is usual in the Early Series and 500 Series, a hyphen in the Later Series (also 'A' Series /Kerryl but see the separate note below).
Letter suffixes
S
Small size
L
Large size
M
Applied gumleaf or grapevine decoration in Early Series, and in the Later Series too although less consistently. Applied decoration is relatively uncommon in the Later Series and decorated examples often lack the suffix.
There are also a few instances where 'M' denotes, not decoration, but Medium size; see for example
Early Series 50.
B
Applied koala decoration (one example recorded with lizard).
Z
Applied lizard or kookaburra decoration
H
Applied twig-handle decoration. Illustrated sales brochures of selected Early Series items show several with an 'H' suffix and on those items it clearly denotes the presence of a twig-handle. However, none of the many similar pieces in the image database is actually marked with an 'H'. The only common example of an 'H' suffix is in the Later Series, the
91H dishes. 'H' suffixes also appear in the 500 range of the Later Series (but not the 500 Series proper).
X
Indicates merely that something is different. For example, when the Early Series found itself with two different shaped jugs both numbered 119, one was called 119X to distinguish it from the other. For the 194 basket, 194X indicates a different size from the original plain 194. There was even a 194XX.
'A' Series / Kerryl suffixes
'A' Series / Kerryl numbering followed Remued usage, although the presence of an 'M' suffix on pieces with applied decoration was rather hit-and-miss (as it was in the latter part of the Later Series). For shapes with two sizes, 's' and 'L' were used, and for the only known shape with multiple sizes (the classic Remued basket shape), inch number suffixes.
Where a separator appears between the shape number and a size suffix, it is a dash not a slash. However, a slash is sometimes present too, part of a feature not seen in Remued numbering. The numeral after a slash denotes, not size, but glaze style. The number '4' for example denotes the showy mottled finish illustrated at right. '6' denotes a lustre finish. Often however the slash has no number after it.
