I don't know about the marks. You could google and see what you can find out.

Here is a link that might be useful: Spode Indian Tree

Not sure what you want to know.....but it's an old pattern made by several potters...
I love LOVE it! My father had his own special Indian Tree cup and saucer.
Have you looked on ebay for more pieces? There are a few at this time and I am sure there will be more as tine goes on.
Lucky Lucky you!!!
Linda C

Here is a link that might be useful: backstamps

beverlyal linked to Replacements. They can be more expensive than ebay but they're also reliable and you might find that worth the extra cost. Replacements will provide complete listings of current stock and you can inquire for pieces not listed.

Another option is RubyLane, which is an antiques "market"; their dealers maintain a high standard.

That is a beautiful pattern; it's wonderful that you can now enjoy its beauty without regard to any sad memories.

Carol

Here is a link that might be useful: RubyLane Spode Offerings

Linked is another site...I have been to the store! Talk about a kid in a candy shop!;-)

Here is a link that might be useful: Patterns of the Past

Beverlyal, Lindac and Readinglady: Thank you so much for your help. I will get on those sites and find the few missing pieces. Thanks for verifying that it is a pretty pattern. I guess I let pent up anger and frustration get in the way of enjoying something so full of memories. Hope you all have a thankful Thanksgiving. Thanks again. I sure appreciate it. Mary

This is a wonderful pattern and one you will find is very flexible for fall and winter tablesettings. Have fun with it.

If you can find a white linen tablecloth and some napkins (don't need to match) you can really play at pre-World War II elegance. Think "House of Eliot" or Mapp & Lucia luncheons.

Pre World War II???? I use white linen cloth and napkins for company meals today.....and have done so for a lot of years!
Just missing the Copeland Spode....I have Mason's Vista....nice but not Spode!

I wish I felt that way about my Spode - it's Buttercup and I don't love it. I use it for Thanksgiving, as the brown and yellow pattern works then, but that's about it. It's a big set, right down to egg cups and saucers, all collected by my great Aunt - who was single all her life and never hosted a family dinner - funny. I'm hoping one of my daughters will take a shine to it.
Jane

I have a set of Spode's Pink Tower that I inherited from my Mom. I should use it more often. Many of the pieces are still wrapped up in the paper we wrapped them in when we moved them from her house to mine. That makes it more complicated to use. She used to get it out whenever we had big family dinners, such as for Christmas, or any big get together.

Sally

I do not have the same China, however, I have enjoyed tremendous luck obtaining pieces of my discontinued China on eBay.

MJ

Here's a link to help you date your Spode.

http://spodehistory.blogspot.fr/2011/01/dating-your-spode-pieces.html

From what I've seen it started in 1925

It's fun to see this thread revived. Since 2010, Downton Abbey and other early-20th century movies and tv have brought the era to the attention of our young people. Although dinner parties are not popular with them, some of them are having period-appropriate parties as a hobby, with clothing to match. Sadly, most younger people are not interested in dining rooms or extended face-to-face sitting for food and conversation. They graze at a countertop, standing and walking about.

I do a number of "crowd" parties each year, some with club members and some with relatives. I use my china and silver and silverplate flatware for the buffet service. I mix complimentary patterns sometimes, which makes for an interesting interaction of the stuff, which I might not do if I were setting table. Also, I have taken to inviting people for dinner parties where "the table will be formal but you can wear what you like" which seems to take some of the tension out of the gig. I think it's especially important to include young people--they need to experience this.

The Buttercup pattern is one that might need a special treatment. Try playing up a contrasting color if you're not a fan of yellow...bring out the green with tablecloth, napkins, foods, flowers (how about large green hydrangea blossoms with a few golden brown-eyed susans--they're in the garden right now). Or add pumpkin and gold colors to the table using the same tricks. I suspect that brown and golden foods would look good with the Buttercup...dark meats with spuds or noodles and with a flowing brown sauce, winter squash, green pesto on pasta, herb butter and dark breads, peaches, baked beans, butterscotch sauce, you get the idea. Gold or green or light brownish glassware might be fun and you can find some of this at thrift stores. Mums are in the stores here right now and the right color can make a table, easy.

What's great about Buttercup is its tactile effect. All those ridges, little details, shininess. I'd use it with kids.

Speaking of Indian Tree by Spode, fall is the season to use it because of the orangy palette. Pull it out and use it for breakfast, lunch, supper. And be sure to have a cup of tea in your Spode out on the deck before the Indian Summer is gone [pun intended].

I found a set of a different Limoges pattern with a bird and multiple colors (pink, blue, and iron red dominant) at a consignment shop last year, which had been unsold for months and months. "No one wants this kind of thing any more" the proprietor said. She said that the consigner had given permission to take any offer. I offered $50 and took it home. Of course, storage is an issue. I put most of it away in a cabinet, but four luncheon plates and two teacups and saucers are in my everyday cupboard. It's so charming to set them out. The pattern is great on the deck for a summer evening on a pastel checked tablecloth, with all my geraniums and begonias and such blooming all around me. I don't care if it's a party on a picnic table with hot dogs on the grill, setting the table with china and a decent beverage makes any summer meal a classy event.

I am lucky that my 14 year old granddaughter likes it when I use the "fancy" dinner ware! Indian Tree is so nice in the fall and winter. And, I live in Wisconsin so we have more cozy weather. Have you ever noticed the difference in the shape of the scallops on Spode. The older dishes have a much more distinct scallop. I am looking for a teapot in either Indian Tree or Cowslip for tea with my granddaughter. Without paying an arm and leg. I'm viewing EBay. Of course, we can always use the silver one...that we all probably got as wedding presents. My grandmother gave all the new bridges a set of China and sterling as a wedding gift. I have the Etruscan sterling that has the Greek Key pattern that matches Indian Tree. Yes, storage is a big problem.

The "Indian Tree" is the Spode variant of a much older pattern, which was not in the red-brown palette. "India Tree" goes way to the early 19th century or perhaps before. Not sure any more...old brain here, sorry. Might even have been in the China Trade as a true oriental pattern at one time. The India Tree pattern was usually done in pink dominating and often green and blue next, with dabs of rust-red. There were many versions over time, including a big emphasis on it in early 20th century, using the Greek-key border. I used to have a lot of it in ironstone, probably from 1880s or so. Heavy, heavy stuff with a lot of pink in it. Older Spode isn't porcelain but it's not as heavy as ironstone.

I'm looking at two dinner plates in Indian Tree/India Tree, one with a blackish brown label "Copeland Spode England India Tree" which is crackled in the finish and has a handpainted J in red also on back, I assume the artist's initial. This is not porcelain; I think it's from abt the 1940s, based on where I got it. The white is a creamy white, the browns are blackish browns, the reds are bright with two different shadings on the flowers in the plate center. It's hand painted. I always think that the Greek key area is almost gold in its glow. The other plate is much whiter, not creamy white and is very recent, I assume. It's from an eBay buy and label on back says "Spode [in red] Fine Bone China Made in England y8643 Indian Tree" and there's something embedded in the finish underneath it but I can only make out 9/A. This plate is somewhat larger. The coffee cups for the newer version are of a different shape. I do put all of this into the dishwasher, but I don't use high heat. Maybe I'm crackling the old ones worse than I should, but hey, they're mine, aren't they?

Still have the Buttercup - still don't love it. Only use it for Thanksgiving. Looked into selling it to one of the replacement places - they offered 250.00 for the entire set. Don't think so! Coffee pot, teapot, footed cake plate, serving dishes, egg cups and saucers, four sizes of plates... Hopefully one of my daughters will eventually warm up to it. The great tactile component of the set is also a huge setback. Way too textured - food sticks like mad.

PS - Used to be TobyT - but couldn't sign on to Houzz with that name.

Jane

Research your dishes on Ebay in theSOLD category noting condition of items sold and the prices. Then research the same items on Replacements.com. They’re usually 2 or 3 x the Ebay selling price. Decide how you want to sell yours. Research Ebay fees & policies and how to package & ship the dishes. Use the $ to buy what you want. Good luck, hufn2 Ebay Seller

I just hope that all of mine will be loved by someone Hopefully my granddaughter! The more i used my different patterns of Spode the more i like it for being lightweight and strong