San Jose, CA
Details
- Dimensions
- 11.75ʺW × 11.75ʺD × 0.5ʺH
- Styles
- Mid-Century Modern
- Period
- 1960s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Ceramic
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Rose
- Condition Notes
- Excellent vintage condition. All vintage items have some minor evidence of use or wear which is part of their charm, … moreExcellent vintage condition. All vintage items have some minor evidence of use or wear which is part of their charm, and is why we love them more than new items. The history and soul of the piece are in its handmade nature or by previous owners' years of love and use. less
- Description
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These were my grandmothers plates and they truly mark an era. Grandma had a ton of Franciscan ware that she …
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These were my grandmothers plates and they truly mark an era. Grandma had a ton of Franciscan ware that she began purchasing in the 1940's.
I have such fond memories from childhood of waking up to spend time with her in the mornings. I often awoke to the delicious smell of toasting raisin bread. I would rub my eyes and in nighty and bare feet, pad down the hall to the yellow breakfast nook in her California sunlit kitchen. I would park myself in a chair positioned to watch my grandma at work making breakfast for the whole family as they slept cozily in their beds.
Grandma Ellie was a 1940's-elegant woman who wore her hair in a white Betty Grable up-do and never left her boudoir without full make-up and red lips. Her breakfast cooking ensemble was a pretty floral cinched waist dress and matching high heels. Around her waist she wore a frilly apron. In this ensemble, she tootled around the kitchen preparing her breakfast confectionary.
In her flurry she would stop for a moment and place before me a piece of raisin toast lovingly cut in two on the diagonal and slathered with butter. This delightful starter was presented on a small Franciscan ware apple plate. I ate my toast happily watching grandma work as I came awake to the new day. We tittered, and chimed, and chatted those mornings and with each bite more of the apples on the plate were revealed until I could see the leave and branches. It was magic.
These morning memories with Grandma will be treasured forever.
( She had a lot of Franciscan ware I have kept what I need the rest of all this happiness is for you dear customer)
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Measurements: .5"H x 11.75" x 11.75"
Weight: 2.1 lb
Origin: USA
Age: 1960's less
San Jose, CA
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