Charlotte Hodes, Dressed in Pattern

The body of artworks that form 'Dressed in

Pattern' was the outcome of archival

research, funded by Arts Council England

(2014), into the English ceramic factory,

Spode’s archive of engraved copper plates.

The archive includes over 25,000 engraved

copper plates, dating back to 1780, from

which ceramic tissue transfer prints were

pulled and applied to ceramic ware. From

this archive, Hodes selected a small group

that included their early 19th century

celebrated ‘Picnic Tower’ and chintz

patterns, as a resource for new artworks.