books.google.co.uk - In the 1780s imports of China declined and British potters copied the hand-painted patterns using the technique of transfer printing from copper plates. Spode has never been surpassed....http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Blue_and_White_Transfer_Printed_Pottery.html?id=koeTCVxpb5sC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBlue and White Transfer-Printed Pottery
