Collection of the Spode Museum Trust

Additional Image:

A view of the side of the leg bath.  Note the rope-style design printed on the handles.
Shape Type
Toilet & Personal Hygiene
Pattern Type
Chinese, Asian and Other Exotic Themes
Date
1815-1825
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.00 in (45.72 cm)
Maker
Spode

Description:

An earthenware leg bath printed in blue with the Lange Lijzen pattern, also known as Long Eliza.  This attractive middle-period production pattern comes from a Chinese Export design, possibly by way of Dutch delftware, as the name might suggest.  The Chinese pattern from which this pattern was inspired dates from the K'an Hsi period, 1700-1722.   According to Robert Copeland, it is one of the
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