I still love to learn, and learning more about vintage items is one of the reasons I love shopping for ‘treasures’ at the second-hand stores. You never know what you’ll find & what you can learn about. With some of the items I buy, it’s difficult to find any information. But, with other items there is loads of information. For example on my last trip, I found these cute, little Shabby Chic dessert plates:
Tucked away in a corner, I almost over-looked them. I took a second look & noticed the pretty raised rose pattern & the curved platinum gilt edge. I checked for damage & found only a few minor chips on the back, which actually adds to the Shabby look. On the back also was the company name Homer Laughlin, and the pattern name “Virginia Rose”.
At least I thought it was the pattern name. I looked it up online and found that “Virginia Rose” describes the plate’s shape, not the pattern (I didn’t think it looked much like a rose). Also, the Homer Laughlin Company is a very popular brand. It was established in 1871 by Homer and Shakespeare Laughlin, two brothers who lived in East Liverpool, Ohio. For well over a century, this company has produced high-quality, American-made pottery. It is the largest producer of home and restaurant porcelain dinnerware in the USA. In fact, Homer Laughlin pottery is very collectable, and there are books and web sites dedicated to this manufacturer's products. There are collector's clubs, such as the Homer Laughlin China Collectors Association, which have been created to support collectors, buyers and sellers. Many of their products, such as Fiesta ware, are readily available and sellable in today’s collector's market. Some of the Fiesta ware pieces are quite pricey.
The Virginia Rose dinnerware was designed in 1933, by Fredrick Rhead and HL produced so many pieces of this shape that many of the patterns were never given names. Hundreds of different decorations were produced until the late 1960’s. Virginia Rose continues to be a popular shape with collectors.
The Virginia Rose has embossed roses spaced around the rim and was produced on a white or yellow glazed body. There were two other embossed designs, Marigold & Republic, which are often confused with the Virginia Rose. All three shapes were decorated with decals which are either identical or very similar.
There are two popular rose patterns, the “Fluffy Rose” and the pattern of my dishes, the “Moss Rose”, produced 1934-65.
My “Moss Rose”:
Here are examples of the “Fluffy Rose” pattern from: TGL Direct.com –Which has loads of vintage china for sale, & an interesting, informative blog.
Isn’t it a beautiful pattern…?! So pretty & feminine.
The date of manufacture can be determined from the back stamp- the first mark is an internal mark. The 64 is 1964, N is the plant #4, and 8 stands for August.
For more information, go to the Homer Laughlin website: http://www.hlcdinnerware.com/about/history
Hope you are having a great day-Carole
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Tucked away in a corner, I almost over-looked them. I took a second look & noticed the pretty raised rose pattern & the curved platinum gilt edge. I checked for damage & found only a few minor chips on the back, which actually adds to the Shabby look. On the back also was the company name Homer Laughlin, and the pattern name “Virginia Rose”.
At least I thought it was the pattern name. I looked it up online and found that “Virginia Rose” describes the plate’s shape, not the pattern (I didn’t think it looked much like a rose). Also, the Homer Laughlin Company is a very popular brand. It was established in 1871 by Homer and Shakespeare Laughlin, two brothers who lived in East Liverpool, Ohio. For well over a century, this company has produced high-quality, American-made pottery. It is the largest producer of home and restaurant porcelain dinnerware in the USA. In fact, Homer Laughlin pottery is very collectable, and there are books and web sites dedicated to this manufacturer's products. There are collector's clubs, such as the Homer Laughlin China Collectors Association, which have been created to support collectors, buyers and sellers. Many of their products, such as Fiesta ware, are readily available and sellable in today’s collector's market. Some of the Fiesta ware pieces are quite pricey.
The Virginia Rose dinnerware was designed in 1933, by Fredrick Rhead and HL produced so many pieces of this shape that many of the patterns were never given names. Hundreds of different decorations were produced until the late 1960’s. Virginia Rose continues to be a popular shape with collectors.
The Virginia Rose has embossed roses spaced around the rim and was produced on a white or yellow glazed body. There were two other embossed designs, Marigold & Republic, which are often confused with the Virginia Rose. All three shapes were decorated with decals which are either identical or very similar.
There are two popular rose patterns, the “Fluffy Rose” and the pattern of my dishes, the “Moss Rose”, produced 1934-65.
My “Moss Rose”:
Here are examples of the “Fluffy Rose” pattern from: TGL Direct.com –Which has loads of vintage china for sale, & an interesting, informative blog.
Isn’t it a beautiful pattern…?! So pretty & feminine.
The date of manufacture can be determined from the back stamp- the first mark is an internal mark. The 64 is 1964, N is the plant #4, and 8 stands for August.
For more information, go to the Homer Laughlin website: http://www.hlcdinnerware.com/about/history
Hope you are having a great day-Carole
Blogger Labels Tags: vintage plates, vintage dishes, Virginia Rose, Homer Laughlin, Moss Rose, china, porcelain, dinnerware, transfer-ware, FiestaWare, dessert plates, rose pattern
