Identification guide
Spode date marks
Spode date marks belong to the Copeland period; impressed month-and-year codes began around 1867, apart from painted pattern numbers.
Month letter and year
From about 1867, W. T. Copeland & Sons used impressed month-and-year arrangements. Keep the letter vertically associated with the year digits. A separate painted pattern number can contain more digits and serves a different purpose.
Recognising the components
| Mark | Role |
|---|---|
| O above 90 | October 1890 example |
| Painted pattern number | Decoration identity |
| SPODE or COPELAND word mark | Maker and mark-period clue |
What to check next
Preserve SPODE, COPELAND and all country wording in the main stamp. The date code system belongs to the correct company period, and a single large pattern number should not be split into month and year.
Related marks
58 marks
c. 1800–1899
Stoke-on-Trent
The shared caption places Copeland-only printed blue marks at the end of the 19th century.
GermanyMark wording
1956
Arnart Creations / Arnart Imports
label · New York
Another sticker closeup, note that it reads " ". This was only used on ceramics made by the Scheurich company. (Picture: Cherri Copeland)
c. From 1930
Jackson & Gosling
The source places this mark in the 1930s onward and links the Copeland name to the acquisition around 1931.
c. 1812–1833
1767-1833 Josiah Spode
Copeland dates this style to about 1812–1833; this red example is associated with the Royal Pavilion pagodas.
Undated
Palissy Pottery Ltd
Royal Worcester and Spode merged in July 1976; the source does not give a separate use range for this mark.
Undated
W. T. Copeland & Sons
The geometric Spode plaque and England wording distinguish this from the sailing-boat mark and from pre-1833 SPODE Stone-China stamps.
