Vintage Taylor Smith Taylor Colonial Fireside Platter & 3 Bowls Set
Vintage Taylor Smith Taylor Colonial Fireside Platter & 3 Bowls Set
$45.00
Warmth & Cheer customers love vintage hearth items as they look so good on the mantel or in the farmhouse kitchen. This little Taylor Smith Taylor Conversation pattern platter and three bowl set fits right into that aesthetic. It is a very quaint scene from early America. The mistress of the house is both churning butter, keeping the fire going, and tending to the baby who is squirming in his bed. And a little tabby is crouched nearby awaiting a few drops of spilled milk. The greened tiled fireplace catches your eye and grounds the scene. The center scene is on a creamy white background. A soft tan border goes around the outside edge of the platter and a decorative gold border is around the top lip of the bowls.
The back of the platter is marked:
Taylor Smith Taylor
10-50 (October 1950)
Conversation
Design by Walter Dorwin
Reg Pat.
The back of the bowls are marked:
Taylor Smith Taylor USA with the green laurel leaf logo
9621 (Sept 62), 10621 (October 62) (2)
These are from different eras of the TST company; the platter is from the 1950s while the bowls are from the 1960s. Interesting that the center design was popular in both centuries.
The pieces have no chips, cracks, or crazing. In the close up pictures you can see there are some small scratches in the center design on all pieces there also appear to be normal utensil marks on the platter. There is one spot of darker color under the finish on one side of the platter edge and a few flea bits on the bowls.
Complete your set - or start a new collection!
Taylor, Smith and Taylor Company formed in 1901 when Joseph Lee left the original partnership of Taylor, Lee and Smith (1899-1901) leaving John H. Taylor’s sons, Homer and William, along with Charles A. Smith, as proprietors of the company. In 1905, Homer and William Taylor withdrew from the pottery. Charles A. Smith and his brother, William, continued on with the pottery, keeping the name Taylor, Smith and Taylor. The pottery, operating in Chester, WV, was in business until 1981 when the Anchor Hocking Corporation, who had purchased the business in 1972, closed the pottery at the end of that year.
Dimensions:
Platter - 11" x 8 1/2" x 3/4"
Bowls - 7 3/4" top diameter, 4 1/4" diameter of foot, 1 1/2" high
The back of the platter is marked:
Taylor Smith Taylor
10-50 (October 1950)
Conversation
Design by Walter Dorwin
Reg Pat.
The back of the bowls are marked:
Taylor Smith Taylor USA with the green laurel leaf logo
9621 (Sept 62), 10621 (October 62) (2)
These are from different eras of the TST company; the platter is from the 1950s while the bowls are from the 1960s. Interesting that the center design was popular in both centuries.
The pieces have no chips, cracks, or crazing. In the close up pictures you can see there are some small scratches in the center design on all pieces there also appear to be normal utensil marks on the platter. There is one spot of darker color under the finish on one side of the platter edge and a few flea bits on the bowls.
Complete your set - or start a new collection!
Taylor, Smith and Taylor Company formed in 1901 when Joseph Lee left the original partnership of Taylor, Lee and Smith (1899-1901) leaving John H. Taylor’s sons, Homer and William, along with Charles A. Smith, as proprietors of the company. In 1905, Homer and William Taylor withdrew from the pottery. Charles A. Smith and his brother, William, continued on with the pottery, keeping the name Taylor, Smith and Taylor. The pottery, operating in Chester, WV, was in business until 1981 when the Anchor Hocking Corporation, who had purchased the business in 1972, closed the pottery at the end of that year.
Dimensions:
Platter - 11" x 8 1/2" x 3/4"
Bowls - 7 3/4" top diameter, 4 1/4" diameter of foot, 1 1/2" high