A good Spode porcelain armorial plate c.1822-25

A good Spode porcelain armorial plate c.1822-25, painted with the arms of the English East India Company, the rim moulded with three floral sprays, printed Felspar Porcelain mark, the reverse also printed with a banner titled 'The London', 25.7cm. The East India Company ordered a service from Spode in 1822 for use of the company in Canton. It is possible that The London was the ship that took it to the Far East in 1824 and that her captain, John Barnet Sotherby, ordered a service for his own use on the ship.