Jug with Masonic Iconography
Spode Limited
1824
Medium
Earthenware with transfer-printed decoration and gilding
Dimensions
15.2 × 13.3 cm (6 × 5 1/4 in.)
Classification
pitcher (vessel)
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
66975
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...