Vintage Blue Ridge China Southern Potteries Standhope Ivy Side Plate Set (4)
Vintage Blue Ridge China Southern Potteries Standhope Ivy Side Plate Set (4)
$32.00
This set of four salad or dessert plates from Blue Ridge China by Southern Potteries, Inc. is a wonderful piece of Americana that belongs in your sunny farmhouse kitchen or on the table at the cabin. These plates are the "Stanhope Ivy" pattern from the 1950s. It's classic Ivy and Berries pattern is no longer in production.
The bottom is marked Blue Ridge Hand Painted Underglaze Southern Potteries, Inc. Made in USA Detergent Proof Oven Safe 17A. The historical information I found tells us that:
Blue Ridge is a brand and range of American tableware (dishware) manufactured by Southern Potteries Incorporated from the 1930s until 1957. Well known in their day for their underglaze decoration and colorful patterns, Blue Ridge pieces are now popular items with collectors of antique dishware. The underglaze technique made the decorations more durable, and while basic patterns were reused consistently, the fact that each piece was hand-painted means that no two pieces are exactly alike.
Blue Ridge dishware is rooted in a pottery established in Erwin, Tennessee around 1916 at the behest of the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad and chartered as Southern Potteries Incorporated in 1920. During the late 1920s, under the guidance of Charles Foreman, Southern Potteries implemented its underglaze decoration technique, which it began stamping with "Blue Ridge Hand Painted Underglaze" and similar variations in the following decade. Blue Ridge's free-style decorations helped it stand out against competitors, most of whom used dull, decal-decorated dishes.
Although Southern Potteries eventually employed over 1,000 workers and had gained a foothold in major markets across the United States, the company was unable to overcome the onset of plastic dinnerware in the 1950s.
These plates are in amazing condition for their age. Only one of the plates has a small chip on the rim. Two of the plates have darker berries and two have more faded berries. There are flaws in the original painting where one plate has a green bleed and one has a bubble in the glaze. These are original to the pieces.
Also included with the set of 4 is a companion plate that is slightly smaller, has a varied leaf and berry design and no branding on the back. My suspicion is the original owner painted it to be a companion to the more expensive set, but I don't know for sure. I'm sending it along with the matching set of 4!
Dimensions:
6 1/2" diameter
The bottom is marked Blue Ridge Hand Painted Underglaze Southern Potteries, Inc. Made in USA Detergent Proof Oven Safe 17A. The historical information I found tells us that:
Blue Ridge is a brand and range of American tableware (dishware) manufactured by Southern Potteries Incorporated from the 1930s until 1957. Well known in their day for their underglaze decoration and colorful patterns, Blue Ridge pieces are now popular items with collectors of antique dishware. The underglaze technique made the decorations more durable, and while basic patterns were reused consistently, the fact that each piece was hand-painted means that no two pieces are exactly alike.
Blue Ridge dishware is rooted in a pottery established in Erwin, Tennessee around 1916 at the behest of the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad and chartered as Southern Potteries Incorporated in 1920. During the late 1920s, under the guidance of Charles Foreman, Southern Potteries implemented its underglaze decoration technique, which it began stamping with "Blue Ridge Hand Painted Underglaze" and similar variations in the following decade. Blue Ridge's free-style decorations helped it stand out against competitors, most of whom used dull, decal-decorated dishes.
Although Southern Potteries eventually employed over 1,000 workers and had gained a foothold in major markets across the United States, the company was unable to overcome the onset of plastic dinnerware in the 1950s.
These plates are in amazing condition for their age. Only one of the plates has a small chip on the rim. Two of the plates have darker berries and two have more faded berries. There are flaws in the original painting where one plate has a green bleed and one has a bubble in the glaze. These are original to the pieces.
Also included with the set of 4 is a companion plate that is slightly smaller, has a varied leaf and berry design and no branding on the back. My suspicion is the original owner painted it to be a companion to the more expensive set, but I don't know for sure. I'm sending it along with the matching set of 4!
Dimensions:
6 1/2" diameter