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Spode opened a factory in Stoke-on-Trent in 1767. In 1776, he became owner of the current Spode factory, still in operation today. His business in creamware (a fine cream-coloured earthenware) and in pearlware (a fine white-glazed earthenware) was very successful. | Spode opened a factory in Stoke-on-Trent in 1767. In 1776, he became owner of the current Spode factory, still in operation today. His business in creamware (a fine cream-coloured earthenware) and in pearlware (a fine white-glazed earthenware) was very successful. | ||
Josiah Spode's son, Josiah Spode II, carried on the business. | Josiah Spode's son, Josiah Spode II (1755–1827), carried on the business. He married Elizabeth Barker, daughter of the potter Thomas Barker in 1775. They had five children: William (1776–1834), Josiah (1777–1829), Elizabeth (b. 1778, d. after 1835), Saba (1780–1811), and Mary (b. 1781, d. after 1834). Both William and Josiah were to become involved in their father's trade but none of them survived their father by many years. | ||
The [[Spode]] factory remains in operation in Stoke-on-Trent. | The [[Spode]] factory remains in operation in Stoke-on-Trent. | ||
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* Biography of Josiah Spode II, ODNB [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26158] | |||
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Revision as of 17:33, 8 November 2011
Josiah Spode (23 March 1733 – 1797) was an English potter born in a village that is now part of Stoke-on-Trent. He earned renown in the pottery business for perfecting the blue underglaze printing process in 1784 and developing the formula for fine bone china, also known as porcelain.
Spode was a former apprentice of potter Thomas Whieldon, but left when Whieldon took in Josiah Wedgwood as a business partner.
Spode opened a factory in Stoke-on-Trent in 1767. In 1776, he became owner of the current Spode factory, still in operation today. His business in creamware (a fine cream-coloured earthenware) and in pearlware (a fine white-glazed earthenware) was very successful.
Josiah Spode's son, Josiah Spode II (1755–1827), carried on the business. He married Elizabeth Barker, daughter of the potter Thomas Barker in 1775. They had five children: William (1776–1834), Josiah (1777–1829), Elizabeth (b. 1778, d. after 1835), Saba (1780–1811), and Mary (b. 1781, d. after 1834). Both William and Josiah were to become involved in their father's trade but none of them survived their father by many years.
The Spode factory remains in operation in Stoke-on-Trent.
Sources of Information
- Biography of Josiah Spode II, ODNB [1]