Jug
Spode Limited
1810/20
Medium
Lead-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration
Dimensions
16 × 17.8 cm (6 5/16 × 7 in.)
Classification
vessel
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
67540
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Spode Limited
**Spode Limited** is an iconic English brand of pottery and homewares headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent, England, renowned for its contributions to the Industrial Revolution-era ceramics industry. Founded by Josiah Spode (1733–1797) in 1770, the company traces its roots to the purchase of works in 1776 on Church Street in Stoke. Josiah Spode, who had apprenticed under the prominent potter Thomas Whi...