Set of four plates
Spode Limited
1800–1900
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Diam.: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Classification
plate (general, dish)
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
78260
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...