Pattern 1132 Spode bone china Bute shape Coffee Can decorated with a wide band of Oriental stylised floral decoration hand-painted in a two tone blue & iron red enamels together with rich gilding. This pattern was introduced at Spode c1807 & is a colour variation of their previous pattern number 889 which had appeared about 2 years earlier.
Spode's distinctive handle - this was his 'brand' mark, signalling a quality item
This Spode Coffee Can is in good condition for its age
You can always find one or two tiny specks of kiln dust, they are like distinctive freckles or birth marks & no two Spode objects are ever exactly alike.
Almost clean inside
This Spode Coffee Can has its pattern number '1132' in red enamel on its base together with an old collector's label.