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| Catalogue page, Christmas Tree pattern, 1983 (colour not true in printed catalogue) |
Spode's iconic
Christmas Tree pattern was introduced in 1938 for the American market. At first it was expected it would be produced just for 1938 but proved so spectacularly popular that it has been in production ever since. After the company and its factory closed in 2009
Christmas Tree is one of the patterns now produced by Portmeirion Group who bought the Spode brand.
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| Plate, Christmas Tree pattern (detail), 1986 |
This 1930s design is the most famous Christmas design from Spode but there were many more produced before and since. You can find out more about these designs, Christmas history and find lots of images by visiting my dedicated
Spode & Christmas page - just click
here.
And what about the Christmas tree tradition itself? Click
Spode Christmas Designs and a Bit of Christmas History to find out about where the tradition of decorated indoor trees came from - here's a clue probably
not from Prince Albert.
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| Plate, Christmas Tree pattern, backstamps, 1940/1941 |
