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Posted 2 years ago
SMD
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Does anyone recognize this pattern?
I discovered this plate many years ago in a kitchen cupboard in a house that used to be my great aunt's. After she passed away the house was slated to be torn down by the new owner, and I received permission to go through and take out anything that might have been left behind. There were a lot of pieces of Blue Willow china, a painting by my great uncle, crystal door knobs, porcelain flush-mount light fixtures, a vanity stool, a teapot and this. It's in rough shape, but there's just something about it.
China and DinnerwareThe art of making decorated porcelain ware originated in China more than 1,…
I have a plate just like it! Mine is cracked too, and has a lot of dark discoloring, but it's still a beautiful plate. I found it left in a cupboard in a house we rented in VA a number of years ago.
That's pretty neat that we both found the plates left behind in a kitchen cupboard! Will you be posting yours in Show & Tell?
No. Unfortunately I dont have a working camera right now. I did check out yours (SMD) though! And we have a couple of other items in common too! Great minds think alike!
Cute:
History on the mark: http://oldetymecollectiblespottery.com/histories/jamesriver.html
From the 1920's-1930's.
Thanks!!