This beautiful printed tile, dating from the late 1800s, depicts January from a set of twelve designs representing the months of the year.
I have blogged about it before and you can find details here:
Spode in January
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| 'Seasons' pattern, design for Winter |
Another pattern tying in with this time of year is '
Seasons', first recorded in about 1837. At this time the company was known as
Copeland & Garrett. There are different versions of the pattern and it is also called '
Italian Garden' and there is a version called '
Seasons Star'. The central design for Winter features ice skaters in front of The Kremlin behind a large vase, inscribed '
Winter', full of tumbling flowers & foliage.
The '
Seasons' name refers as much to the border of the pattern which depicts four cherubs, representing Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, as to the centres, which are sometimes named with a month or season.
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| Detail of border design depicting cherubs |
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| Footbath, Seasons Star printed in green (from Worthpoint) |
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| Footbath (detail), Seasons Star printed in green (from Worthpoint) |
You can find more black & white images of 'Seasons' pattern HERE>
