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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;say_it_slowly, post: 3925510, member: 50&quot;]I don&#039;t know just how far you want to dig into history on your plate but as I already have reference material that might help if you want to go that way, here it is<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; It has some factory names to follow though the references are a bit confusing to follow.</p><p><br /></p><p>The page references are all from Coysh and Henrywood&#039;s books <i>Dictionary of Blue and White Printed Pottery 1780-1880. </i>Unfortunately they do not include photos of the pattern. </p><p><br /></p><p>The link to Spode shows their pattern Brosley with a bit of info on it, it&#039;s an old pattern.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]321951[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]321952[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]321953[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]321954[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]321955[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.spodeceramics.com/pottery/printed-designs/patterns/broseley" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.spodeceramics.com/pottery/printed-designs/patterns/broseley" rel="nofollow">http://www.spodeceramics.com/pottery/printed-designs/patterns/broseley</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]321964[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Pattern Category: </b>Based on Chinese Originals</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Alternate Names: </b>Two Temples II, Variation Broseley</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Object Type: </b>Wares for Breakfast and Tea</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Dimensions:</b></p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>Diameter: 6.5 inches</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Source: </b>Chinese Original</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Description:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>This pattern was copied directly from a Chinese original design and was one of the earliest printed patterns produced on <a href="http://www.spodeceramics.com/glossary/11/letterp#term296" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.spodeceramics.com/glossary/11/letterp#term296" rel="nofollow">porcelain</a> at Caughley c. 1780. The pattern was used mainly on tea services and it is said to have been named after a neighboring town, Broseley.&nbsp; Josiah Spode recognized the temple and garden (or Two Temples) in the pattern and thus the Spode factory has used the title <i>Two Temples II, Variation Broseley. </i>The pattern is shown here on a round <a href="http://www.spodeceramics.com/glossary/11/letterb#term288" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.spodeceramics.com/glossary/11/letterb#term288" rel="nofollow">bone china</a> tea plate printed in a light blue underglaze. </p><p><br /></p><p>Drakard/Holdway Pattern Number P614[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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