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- Paint Pattern Practice Plate, Painted by Helen Gardner, 1911 - China painting was an important pastime for many American women. They painted over the glaze of fired, undecorated pieces of white porcelain called "blanks." In preparation for her 1912 wedding to Leon Gardner, recent college graduate Helen Marie Eichele purchased a set of blank china and decorated it with the help of some friends. This plate features one of the patterns she practiced.
- 1911
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Paint Pattern Practice Plate, Painted by Helen Gardner, 1911
China painting was an important pastime for many American women. They painted over the glaze of fired, undecorated pieces of white porcelain called "blanks." In preparation for her 1912 wedding to Leon Gardner, recent college graduate Helen Marie Eichele purchased a set of blank china and decorated it with the help of some friends. This plate features one of the patterns she practiced.
- Dessert Plate, 2010 - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- 2010
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Dessert Plate, 2010
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Star Hill Provisions Menu, 2024 -
- 2024
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Star Hill Provisions Menu, 2024
- Christmas Dessert Plates, 1950-1960 - Christmas often means special meals and desserts. By the mid-20 century, disposable holiday-themed paper plates offered a convenient, and inexpensive, way to serve them. Decorated with seasonal designs, paper plates added a festive touch to celebrations--while making cleanup easier.
- 1950-1960
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Christmas Dessert Plates, 1950-1960
Christmas often means special meals and desserts. By the mid-20 century, disposable holiday-themed paper plates offered a convenient, and inexpensive, way to serve them. Decorated with seasonal designs, paper plates added a festive touch to celebrations--while making cleanup easier.
- Christmas Dessert Plates, 1950-1960 - Christmas often means special meals and desserts. By the mid-20 century, disposable holiday-themed paper plates offered a convenient, and inexpensive, way to serve them. Decorated with seasonal designs, paper plates added a festive touch to celebrations--while making cleanup easier.
- 1950-1960
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Christmas Dessert Plates, 1950-1960
Christmas often means special meals and desserts. By the mid-20 century, disposable holiday-themed paper plates offered a convenient, and inexpensive, way to serve them. Decorated with seasonal designs, paper plates added a festive touch to celebrations--while making cleanup easier.
- Custard Cups, 1790-1810 - In the early 18th century, glassmakers in England and Ireland created exquisite translucent cut glassware known as Anglo-Irish glass. Beginning in the 1780s, Anglo-Irish glassmakers found a ready market in America -- now independent from Britain. Americans loved the dazzling interplay of candlelight and glass in their homes, which showed that Americans could attain interiors as fashionable as those in London.
- 1790-1810
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Custard Cups, 1790-1810
In the early 18th century, glassmakers in England and Ireland created exquisite translucent cut glassware known as Anglo-Irish glass. Beginning in the 1780s, Anglo-Irish glassmakers found a ready market in America -- now independent from Britain. Americans loved the dazzling interplay of candlelight and glass in their homes, which showed that Americans could attain interiors as fashionable as those in London.
- "Old Company Plate Signature" Flatware Set with Case, 1950-1955 -
- 1950-1955
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"Old Company Plate Signature" Flatware Set with Case, 1950-1955
- Oneida "Twin Star" Dessert Fork, 1959-1965 - Oneida Limited retailed stainless flatware in the "Twin Star" pattern through a coupon program beginning in the late 1950s. Customers could clip coupons from General Mills products to purchase the flatware or use a "speed plan" and pay cash to get more pieces at one time. "Twin Star," made from 1959 to 1972, was one of the most popular mid-twentieth-century flatware patterns.
- 1959-1965
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Oneida "Twin Star" Dessert Fork, 1959-1965
Oneida Limited retailed stainless flatware in the "Twin Star" pattern through a coupon program beginning in the late 1950s. Customers could clip coupons from General Mills products to purchase the flatware or use a "speed plan" and pay cash to get more pieces at one time. "Twin Star," made from 1959 to 1972, was one of the most popular mid-twentieth-century flatware patterns.
- Oneida "Twin Star" Dessert Fork, 1959-1965 - Oneida Limited retailed stainless flatware in the "Twin Star" pattern through a coupon program beginning in the late 1950s. Customers could clip coupons from General Mills products to purchase the flatware or use a "speed plan" and pay cash to get more pieces at one time. "Twin Star," made from 1959 to 1972, was one of the most popular mid-twentieth-century flatware patterns.
- 1959-1965
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Oneida "Twin Star" Dessert Fork, 1959-1965
Oneida Limited retailed stainless flatware in the "Twin Star" pattern through a coupon program beginning in the late 1950s. Customers could clip coupons from General Mills products to purchase the flatware or use a "speed plan" and pay cash to get more pieces at one time. "Twin Star," made from 1959 to 1972, was one of the most popular mid-twentieth-century flatware patterns.
- Oneida "Twin Star" Dessert Fork, 1959-1965 - Oneida Limited retailed stainless flatware in the "Twin Star" pattern through a coupon program beginning in the late 1950s. Customers could clip coupons from General Mills products to purchase the flatware or use a "speed plan" and pay cash to get more pieces at one time. "Twin Star," made from 1959 to 1972, was one of the most popular mid-twentieth-century flatware patterns.
- 1959-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Oneida "Twin Star" Dessert Fork, 1959-1965
Oneida Limited retailed stainless flatware in the "Twin Star" pattern through a coupon program beginning in the late 1950s. Customers could clip coupons from General Mills products to purchase the flatware or use a "speed plan" and pay cash to get more pieces at one time. "Twin Star," made from 1959 to 1972, was one of the most popular mid-twentieth-century flatware patterns.