Meet the artist

Spode

Spode, the English pottery founded in 1770, brings its classic blue and white to a Judaica collection based on 1880s Judaic manuscripts.

Based: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Since: 1770
Craft: Blue-and-white porcelain Judaica

Spode has been making English pottery since Josiah Spode founded the company in Stoke-on-Trent in 1770, and it is now part of the Portmeirion Group.

Its Judaica collection brings that heritage to the Jewish calendar. The designs are based on historic Judaic manuscripts from the 1880s, influenced by early ceramic tile motifs, with stylized flowers and vines in traditional blue and white. The seder plate illustrates each ritual item along with its name. At ModernTribe the porcelain collection includes a menorah, kiddush cup, challah board, Star of David serving dishes and platters.