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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bercrystal, post: 173442, member: 88&quot;]I have revived this thread because the guy who bought it wrote to the Spode Museum Trust to inquire about this piece. He received a reply &amp; thought I might like to see the reply. I told him I was going to share the message with this group.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Thanks for your reply, Peggy.&nbsp; I have written to Replacements to see if they have anything in the Copland D7911 completed pattern which I think would also be fun to have.&nbsp; I will just cut and paste the letter and attach the picture here.&nbsp; </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>I was thinking the tray looked somewhat modern and was thinking 1920 – 1940.&nbsp; I was shocked to see it was an incomplete pattern from 1890!&nbsp; There has to be more of a story to this particular tray, but I’m afraid we will never know that story!</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Very best wishes,</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>*******</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i>Dear Mr. ******,</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i>Thank you for your enquiry enclosing photographs of your Copeland tray and for payment of the research fee to our charity which is much appreciated.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i>Your tray, which is made of earthenware, is part of a cabaret set which would have included: teapot and cover, sugar box and cover, creamer, slop bowl and perhaps 2 tea cups and saucers.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i>On the base is an impressed mark COPELAND above a crown.&nbsp; This mark was used from about 1860 to 1969 and is the most frequently found impressed mark of the Copeland period.&nbsp; It was used on a white body earthenware</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>known as the Crown body.&nbsp; There is also an impressed date code, L above</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>90, which stands for July 1890.&nbsp; The remaining mark in blue is a workman’s mark for the printer who printed in blue for the main pattern on the tray which in this instance was never completed.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i>It is most likely that had this item been finished in the factory it would have been further printed and painted for pattern number D7911 which was first introduced in 1871 and was one of several variations of a much earlier design used by Spode in c.1810.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i>I attach an example of a plate decorated in this pattern to give you some indication of how the tray would look had it been fully decorated.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i>I hope the above information is helpful but if you have any queries please contact me.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i>Regards,</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i>Janis L. Rodwell (Mrs)</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Trustee</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>The Spode Museum Trust</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Registered Charity Number 519597</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i>Website: </i><a href="http://www.spodemuseumtrust.org" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.spodemuseumtrust.org" rel="nofollow"><i>www.spodemuseumtrust.org</i></a></p><p><br /></p><p>He also included a photo of the plate that Ladybranch posted on January 12th.</p><p><br /></p><p>Peggy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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