pottery and porcelain (= hard white shiny material made by baking a type of fine clay) made at the Spode factory in Stoke-on-Trent, England. The factory was established by Josiah Spode (1733-97) in 1770 and soon became famous for the quality of its products, which included willow-pattern plates. Since 2009 the company has been owned by Portmeirion Group but the name Spode is still used for its products. 在英格兰特伦特河畔斯托克的Spode工厂生产的陶器和瓷器(通过烘烤一种细粘土制成的坚硬的白色发光材料)。该工厂由Josiah Spode(1733-97)于1770年建立,并很快因其产品质量(包括柳木花纹板)而闻名。自2009年以来,该公司由Portmeirion Group拥有,但其产品仍使用Spode这个名称。