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W T Copland Spode Ceramics

W T Copeland & Sons, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Founded in 1770 by Josiah Spode, one of the many successful potters educated by Whieldon. He was later joined by William Copeland, and sccess quickly followed their united efforts - Spode busy at the factory experimenting with a view to produce improvements, and with a watchful eye that the standard attained did not depreciate, and Copeland in disposing of the product of the factory. In 1800, under the second Josiah Spode, who proved as good a potter as his father, the manufacture of china was commenced. This was quickly followed (1805) by an opaque porcelain known as ironstone china, which won an instant success.

1897 A Book of Pottery Marks by W Percival Jervis