Spode’s Delamere design heritage is steeped in history. The elegant intricate detailed border is from Spode’s archives in this subtle grey colour. The Portmeirion fire and ice vitreous porcelain is one of the best in the industry.

The oven-to-tableware goes through three firings, the first is a biscuit firing at 1200 degrees C, the second is the glaze firing at 1140 degrees C and finally the lithography takes place to add the decoration before its final firing at 1100 degrees C.