Category Archives: Vintage Mid-century dishes

Andean Black + Cacao

Posted on April 26, 2020 by

Thursday my latest batch of tea from Rakkasan arrived, and since this is Sunday, I have now tasted all three of the new types.  Today’s tea hails from the Andes in Colombia, near Bitaco.   I can describe the Andean Black … Continue reading →

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Rakkasan Nam Viet Earl Grey

Posted on April 25, 2020 by

Nam Viêt Earl Grey is our own take on the world famous and always popular Earl Grey tea.  The wild black tea and bergamot combination offers an amazing experience where the character of the tea is enhanced by an orange, … Continue reading →

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Royal China Company: Sebring, Ohio

Posted on April 18, 2020 by

Beatrice Miller established Royal China Company in Sebring, Ohio in 1934–a bold move for a single woman and her 2 male business partners during the Great Depression.  In 1950, she still held the singular distinction of being “the only woman … Continue reading →

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Enchantment

Posted on April 13, 2020 by

Although the cup and creamer are not a matched set, I bought them both at the same time in the tiny Elbert store when we visited Papa’s farm back during the birthday celebration for mother when my cousins came to … Continue reading →

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The Yellow Rose of Homer Laughlin and Cunningham and Pickett

Posted on April 11, 2020 by

Back in March, I posted about the above tea cup and lamented I had been unable to identify it.  In a serendipitous moment, I found it.  The Knowles Salem Gold Rose saucer is one I have had for a while, … Continue reading →

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Cake for breakfast: It’s a holiday!

Posted on April 10, 2020 by

That’s right–we are off today, and I needed some self-care.  Since I completed the tea cup/tea series, I have been thinking about teapots, and creamers, and sugar bowls.  I collected tea pots for quite a while after Mom gave me … Continue reading →

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Grandma’s China Cabinet: Dogwood and Roses

Posted on April 6, 2020 by

Looking for the creamer (also identified on some sites as a gravy boat), I spotted Grandma’s sugar bowl in my china cabinet.  My intention this morning was to have my Nine Dragons Oolong with cream and sugar…but that ended up … Continue reading →

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I am not a tea snob: Proof in the unknown wheat design cup

Posted on April 5, 2020 by

It is true: I am not a tea snob.  Just yesterday I had a cup of Bigelow’s Earl Gray, made with chopped up bits of black tea in the typical paper sachet bag.  It was among the “leftovers” I brought … Continue reading →

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Mao Feng Shui in Golden Wheat & Fleur-de-lis

Posted on April 4, 2020 by

I had no idea how many varieties of wheat designs were produced in the 40s-60s in the US!  This is the 4th wheat design pattern in my collection, and I still have one more!  Do you wonder what made the … Continue reading →

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Rakkasan’s Rukeri Black and Blue Ridge Southern Pottery’s Dixie Dogwood

Posted on April 3, 2020 by

Like many of the mid-century dishes I admire, a number of them are associated with my two grandmothers.  The cup is Blue Ridge Southern Pottery’s Dixie Dogwood, a “Joni original.”  The single lime green flower appeared on each dish.  It … Continue reading →

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