tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342442978424220628.post5913015458526707325..comments2012-04-06T11:37:00.296+01:00Comments on Spode History: Spode and Christmas Tree BackstampsPam Woolliscrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03496068853401956557noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342442978424220628.post-69567772508516650332011-12-16T14:16:28.664+00:002011-12-16T14:16:28.664+00:00As promised further thoughts on Christmas Tree in ...As promised further thoughts on Christmas Tree in the modern era have been made! It is not all that helpful to collectors as research has not been done to give a definitive answer... but please see my blog on 16th December 2011 'Spode, Christmas Tree in the Modern Era and the Pattern Books' for my comments.Pam Woolliscrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03496068853401956557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342442978424220628.post-57086858924837245042011-12-14T11:31:36.376+00:002011-12-14T11:31:36.376+00:00Hi Tom and thanks for your question - have a look ...Hi Tom and thanks for your question - have a look at my blog on 1st December 2010 which gives you a bit more information on original shapes and some other changes. Then when I have had time to think a bit more (!) I will comment on the newer shapes...Pam Woolliscrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03496068853401956557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2342442978424220628.post-88136863256909141562011-12-14T05:41:21.627+00:002011-12-14T05:41:21.627+00:00Pam, what shape did Spode originally assign to Chr...Pam, what shape did Spode originally assign to Christmas Tree? And would you know when the huge variety of specially designed items (such as the pierced plates, tree and star shaped dishes, fluted bowls, and so on) first came onto the market? I am assuming many of these are more recent introductions from the 1980s and 90s.<br /><br />Though the tree itself (and the story behind it) is fascinating, much of my satisfaction about owning Christmas Tree actually comes from the variety of shapes which can look spectacular when assembled on a table. (My collection dates from 2000-2006.) Even the novelty pieces have that indefinable Spode stamp of <br />quality, proportion, balance, and understatement.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10236709465932299548noreply@blogger.com