Dinner plate, white earthenware, scalloped rim, printed underglaze in blue with the 'Two Temples II' design, Broseley variation; back, printed and impressed factory marks and impressed date mark and registered design mark with encoded date of 13th March 1879, made by Davenport, Longport, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 1879+ (1881)
this and other patterns derived from Chinese export porcelain have been analysed and named by Robert Copeland in his book 'Spode's Willow Pattern and other designs after the Chinese' (Studio Vista, 1980)
this and other patterns derived from Chinese export porcelain have been analysed and named by Robert Copeland in his book 'Spode's Willow Pattern and other designs after the Chinese' (Studio Vista, 1980)