Old dishes

As a huge collector of dinner plates, I thought it might be fun to share some of my favorite china, melamine, and ceramic plates.

Wishing You A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year! Jacqueline

"You can't really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you." ~Tadao Ando Happy New Year!!! The tragedy of this wonderful thing called technology is that sometimes (or oftentimes) it breaks down. I have been without a computer for a few weeks now and I apologize for the long silence. I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's. I certainly did! I was pondering what I love about Christmas because I am always sad to see it…

Hello Everyone, As many of you know I love transferware dishes so I thought I would show you some of my different colored teacups today. I collect mainly red and white transferware but can never resist the other colors when I see them at thrift shops etc. Thes were a yardsale find. Some of them are old and some are new but they are all pretty to me! Do you have a favorite color transferware pattern that you like to collect? Today I am joining French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday…

For my scroll stoppers blog post today I want to explore one of my favorite antique items to collect. Take a step into our cozy kitchen and you'll notice within the build in cabinets on our wall my antique collection of transferware. However, what is this antique piece that we're going to be exploring today? Transferware is the term given to pottery that has had a pattern applied by transferring the print from a copper plate to a specially sized paper and finally to the pottery body. While…

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White ironstone is loved by collectors for its timeless beauty. Here's a guide to white ironstone and how to use it in your home.

amazing cupboard composition..and look at the lace

Shop Old Cafe Clear Crystal & Glasses by Anchor Hocking at Replacements, Ltd. Explore new and retired china, crystal, silver, and collectible patterns, plus estate jewelry, tableware accessories, home décor, and more.

I don’t know about you, but I’m constantly committing to hosting the holidays or big events, while completely ignoring the fact that, when it comes to dinnerware, I’m extremely underprepared. Something just happens to me in that moment where I get swept away with the anticipation of a great evening surrounded by family and friends and I subconsciously fail to recognize that in no way, shape or form do I have twenty-plus matching settings of any kind of dinner, stem or flatware.

Identifying Silver Hallmarks: We have recently acquired a large variety of old silver. Some pieces are marked by the maker, like Tiffany, but many of the marks are just symbols like anchors and lions. We purchased a book, but the marks are not listed. Is there a way we can find out what the symbols mean? Thanks! —Melva P. The pieces marked with lions, anchors and similar symbols likely hail from England, so you would need a book on English hallmarks to help you decipher them, such as ...

the proper care for silver

Some of the most seemingly basic things in your home hide spectacularly zany histories behind their modern veneer.

vintage silverware

Have you inherited your mom's dishes? Do they sit unused, stealing storage space at home? Here are some tips for what to do with old China.