"Staffordshire potter Josiah Spode made the Willow-pattern and other Chinese-inspired designs a trademark of his company. From the archives of the Spode company and other unpublished sources, the author gives a detailed account on the history, development of this tradition, manufacturing process with a studied selection of illustrations and descriptions of various motifs from Spode and other potteries. The glossary, terminology, and appendices further augment this study that will meet the demands of collectors and ...
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"Staffordshire potter Josiah Spode made the Willow-pattern and other Chinese-inspired designs a trademark of his company. From the archives of the Spode company and other unpublished sources, the author gives a detailed account on the history, development of this tradition, manufacturing process with a studied selection of illustrations and descriptions of various motifs from Spode and other potteries. The glossary, terminology, and appendices further augment this study that will meet the demands of collectors and connoisseurs."--"Kerameiki Techniques." "Of interest to collectors...expanded in scope to include many polychrome designs, as well as more information on the tea trade."--"Ceramics Monthly."
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Add this copy of Spode's Willow Pattern and Other Designs After the to cart. $35.00, very good condition, Sold by Kenneth Mallory, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Decatur, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Rizzoli.
Add this copy of Spode's Willow Pattern & Other Designs After the to cart. $50.00, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Rizzoli.
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Very good(+) in very good(+) jacket. Extensively illustrated. 182pp., 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Rizzoli, in association with Christie's, (1980). A very good (+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
Excallent technical journal on Willow Pattern china and the numerous variations from 1780s to 20th century and outline of introductions. Although dealing mainly with Spode wares it includes examples from a number of othe contemporay British potteries. Well presented & bound, excellent photographs. Good techinical information on underglaze transfer prnting technique, firing and glossary together with blue and white colour guide.