Spode's classic "Tower" pattern features a dense border of floral clusters on a blue field...

Spode's classic "Tower" pattern features a dense border of floral clusters on a blue field. The center scene features the stone "Tower" adjacent to a bridge over a country stream.

Drakard and Holdway, Spode Printed Ware include this pattern in their "Catalog of undergla...

Drakard and Holdway, Spode Printed Ware include this pattern in their "Catalog of underglaze blue prints" (#P714, page 140). They note that the scene is based on "The Bridge of Salaro near Porta Salara" from Merigot's views of Rome.