Just thought up a question stemming from the radio question.

pat · Nov 16, 2006

Originally Posted by Trouts mom

What IS china?

Just kidding, nope I don't have any..my family isn't fancy..

My family didn't either...and I cherished (and still have) 4 old Havilland china plates, chipped, that I found in a Louisianna secondhand shop from when I lived there. I liked them because they were old, and lovely (chipped or not).

I also found 4 Blue Willow bowls dated 1907 from one of the shops I visited while living there, still cherish those too, though I no longer use them.

lokismum · Nov 16, 2006

I have my Royal Albert china and my Rogers 1867 silver, an assortment of crystal (some Waterford pieces, some German crystal). My parents have Royal Albert and Mikasa china, plus the usual assortment of crystal and silver. My mother loves beautiful dishes (and she raised me to be the same) - she even drinks her breakfast juice out of a crystal goblet every morning just to start her day off special - at 86 1/2, I say God Bless Her!

satai · Nov 16, 2006

Originally Posted by Pat & Alix

My family didn't either...and I cherished (and still have) 4 old Havilland china plates, chipped, that I found in a Louisianna secondhand shop from when I lived there. I liked them because they were old, and lovely (chipped or not).

I also found 4 Blue Willow bowls dated 1907 from one of the shops I visited while living there, still cherish those too, though I no longer use them.

I love this thread! Those bowls sound soooo sweet. I love china, and antiques, so you can just image how lucky I think you are!

kittylover4ever · Nov 16, 2006

Everyone's dishes sounds just wonderful..............

satai · Nov 16, 2006

Originally Posted by silentNate

Epona used to have lovely sixties kitch china...

...til she met me

Ooops

What did you do? In my family, you'd likely have been killed.

Oh, dear. But see? It just proves how much she loves you.

satai · Nov 16, 2006

Originally Posted by jcat

I have a "good" china coffee service that my in-laws gave us, but it's rarely used. My mom had a beautiful china dinner service for 12 that she wanted me to take, but that was impossible because of the distance (we live on different continents), as well as the fragility and weight of the china. She figured my sister would be using the dishes as dog or cat food bowls (she guessed that right), so she gave the set to a young neighbor who really appreciated it.
I think most people nowadays prefer something you can safely put in the dishwasher.

I think that's really sweet.

My mother collected tea pots and her mother collected tea sets (an interest I share, which is bizarre, because that alone should have made them abhorrent to me!) There were three sets left when they passed away, and my sisters and I did 1,2,3 preferences - luckily each of us had a different first perferance. My sisters are holding on to my set for me (I live 3000 miles away.)

I'm glad your mom and her neighbour found an arrangement. Those stories are as sweet as family heirloom stories.

satai · Nov 16, 2006

Originally Posted by kittylover4ever

Oh Emily, those are just beautiful!!! They must mean so much to you since I'm sure they meant alot to your grandma.....

I hope more of you can post pics of some of yours!

I agree - their story is so precious.

AbbysMom · Nov 16, 2006

I like your pattern Pat!

I got my "good" china from my mother, who got it for free at the grocery store for spending a certain amount of money and turning in her cash register receipts

I did find a pic of it online -

http://www.amazon.com/Camelot-Carrou...UTF8&s=kitchen

satai · Nov 16, 2006

Originally Posted by AbbysMom

I like your pattern Pat!

I got my "good" china from my mother, who got it for free at the grocery store for spending a certain amount of money and turning in her cash register receipts

I did find a pic of it online -

http://www.amazon.com/Camelot-Carrou...UTF8&s=kitchen

That's really quite pretty!

I can't wait to have my own set, there is family china, but I think my sisters will keep that (with my blessing), and my mother's silver too.

To answer the OP, I have stone ware, plain but my own choice, that I'm happy with for the moment, but it is every day stuff. It's a mix of tan pieces and brown pieces, square and heavy - contempory. Totally plain, so if you dress up the table it blends in, but I would still like china for those special occasions.

And since I'm allegic to silver, one day I hope to get somthing like this:

http://www.horchow.com:80/store/cata...340731&index=8

kittylover4ever · Nov 16, 2006

Wow guys.............just beautiful!!!

gemlady · Nov 16, 2006

Mine is by that French company "Chinet' ".

kittylover4ever · Nov 16, 2006

Originally Posted by gemlady

Mine is by that French company "Chinet' ".

Hey, I love french dishes...........easy to clean my friend!

pat · Nov 16, 2006

Originally Posted by AbbysMom

I like your pattern Pat!

I got my "good" china from my mother, who got it for free at the grocery store for spending a certain amount of money and turning in her cash register receipts

I did find a pic of it online -

http://www.amazon.com/Camelot-Carrou...UTF8&s=kitchen

Thank you! The photo link of your china shows a very pretty pattern. Two of my cousins on my dad's side got their china the same way

pat · Nov 16, 2006

Originally Posted by Satai

That's really quite pretty!

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And since I'm allegic to silver, one day I hope to get somthing like this:

http://www.horchow.com:80/store/cata...340731&index=8

Thank you! That is ornate and very pretty! I have my gram's silverplate, which I'll be handing back to another of her favorite grand-daughters (a bit younger then I..my mom was young when she had me and was her mom's first born - and she was young when she had her...so...there is a good age gap between me as the eldest grandchild and the later grandchildren) for everyday use, I love a simple beaded design from Oneida (used to live not far from Oneida so I could go to their factory for best prices on flatware)

kittylover4ever · Nov 16, 2006

It's nice to know I'm not the only one on here who is sentimental about heirlooms........

rapunzel47 · Nov 18, 2006

Originally Posted by rapunzel47

I have two sets of "good" china. One of them was left to me by an aunt. I don't really care for it, but it's there. The other is the one that beckoned to me long before I ever considered whether or what I would collect. I'm at work, so won't be able to take pics until a lot later, but I will, because I love it, and in fact it will be out for tomorrow's dinner, since we'll be celebrating Rob's birthday.

It took a while to get back to this, since Thursdays are crazy and Friday we had the Birthday dinner, but here is my "Mirage", table set for dinner...

detail...

The image here shows the detail a little better, particularly if you click to enlarge it.

It's been discontinued for over 30 years, and I'm still looking for a replacement for my gravy boat, which met an unfortunate accident some years ago.

One day maybe it'll turn up somewhere.

katl8e · Nov 18, 2006

My mother has a set of Noritake that pops brought home from Okinawa in 1969 and I don't think that its ben out of the china cabinet, since then. Eventually, it will be mine and it will probably be stored away and handed to my granddaughters.

There is a set of antique china in my storage locker. My late husband's grandmother brought it over from Switzerland, in the 1870s. Some day, I'm going to get ambitious and sell it.

I have a set of deep purple stoneware - suits me.

MoochNNoodles · Nov 18, 2006

Originally Posted by AbbysMom

I like your pattern Pat!

I got my "good" china from my mother, who got it for free at the grocery store for spending a certain amount of money and turning in her cash register receipts

I did find a pic of it online -

http://www.amazon.com/Camelot-Carrou...UTF8&s=kitchen

My Grandmother got her China the same way. I always loved it. I'm not sure the pattern name, but I can look next time I visit. When my Mom and I were at the craft fair recently we found these vendors who make night lights from teacups and wall hangings from a saucer and half a tea cup, well we actually found one that looks like it was made from my Grandmother's china! Of course Mom scooped that right up!

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