Chinese Pattern:

Recently I  described some tiles (see picture above) as ” Chinese pattern” and found that there is lots of interest in this design.  I set out to discover a bit more about “Chinese Pattern” and found that it encompasses a wide range of designs including the popular “Willow Pattern”.

  
Willow pattern:

 Wiki Claims: “The pattern was designed by Thomas Minton around 1790 and has been in use for over 200 years. Other references give alternate origins, such as Thomas Turner of Caughley porcelain, with a design date of 1780.”

Spode Claims: “The Willow pattern was developed by Josiah Spode from an original Chinese pattern called Mandarin in about 1790.”

Wherever it originated Willow Pattern is manufactured today by many of the top Staffordshire potters and is avaiable on both porcelain and pottery pieces. As you can see from the tile  Chinese Pattern is not limited to the Willow pattern . It also comes in many colours other than blue and white 

Where can I see Pictures of  Chinese Pattern? 

Where can I buy Chinese Pattern?

I have added a few nice books on Chinese pattern to my Bookstore for you to take a look at.