Little Orphan Annie "Tomorrow" Collector's Plate

I received this porcelain Annie collector's plate for Christmas this year. This plate is a Limited Edition of "Tomorrow" and is the fifth Issue in the Annie Collector's Plate Series painted by William T. Chambers. It is issued Exclusively for Columbia Pictures by the Knowles China Company Copyright 1983 Tribune Co. Syndicate, INC  Columbia Pictures Industries, INC.  The Little Orphan Annie Plate Measures 8 1/2 inches in diameter and includes the certificate to go with it.

The Edwin C Knowles China Company Annie Collector's Plate Series is a 1982 Tribune Company Syndicate production. This collections has a set of 6 Limited Edition Plates:

• Plate 1. Annie and Sandy (1st Issue 1982) 
• Plate 2. Daddy Warbucks (2nd Issue 1982) 
• Plate 3. Annie and Grace (3rd Issue 1983)
• Plate 4. Annie andThe Orphans (4th Issue 1984)
• Plate 5. Tomorrow (5th Issue 1985) 
• Plate 6. Annie and Miss Hannigan (6th Issue 1986) 

A Southern Christmas!

This was a Christmas present from a friend. The hand towel shows the 12 Days of Christmas with a Southern twist! What a wonderful and fun gift. The towel reads: 

A Southern Christmas

A cardinal in a magnolia tree, 

Two delta darlings, 

Three smokin' barbeques, 

Four plucked banjos, 

Five golden hushpuppies, 

Six cotton plants growing, 

Seven footballs flying, 
Eight racecars racing, 

Nine chickens frying, 

Ten grits a-grinning, 

Eleven hounds a-howling 
and Twelve kudzus creeping

Anchor Hocking Deviled Egg Plate and Relish Plate

Vintage Fire King Deviled Egg Plate

This is a wonderful deviled egg plate in white milk glass from Anchor-Hocking Fire King manufactured during the 1950s. It measures 10" and is trimmed in gold gilt.  The underside of the plate with its  ridges is as attractive as the front. This 10" snow-white plate cradles a dozen yummy deviled trimmed all around in bright gold. There's a flat area in the center of the plate to place an appetizer such as pickles or mixed nuts. It is Just lovely serving deviled eggs from this vintage milk glass plate. 

Vintage Fire King Three Part Milk White Relish Plate

This is a Fire King by Anchor Hocking relish dish with three sections. It is white milk glass with gold accented edges. The underside has ridges in design and is  9 3/4 " in diameter and 1" deep. An impressive companion piece to the matching deviled egg plate.

Anchor Hocking White Grape Footed Bowl

Bowl showing octagonal foot

Purchased this lovely shallow bowl today at a consignment shop. The bowl is on an octagonal foot and is decorated with a raised grape and leaves pattern on the inside of the bowl. This amazing fruit bowl made by Anchor Hocking is rimmed with 22 karat gold. The bowl measures just over approximately 8" across (10" with handles) x 2½" tall. it is in perfect condition with no chips or cracks and is an unsigned Anchor Hocking bowl. This will make a great companion piece to my egg plate and relish dish with the same gold rim pattern.

Top view showing raised grape and leaf pattern

Moonstone Opalescent Hobnail Open Sugar Bowl

Moonstone Glass Sugar Bowl With a Pedestal Base

This vintage hobnail open sugar bowl belonged to my grandmother Miller. The Moonstone glass sugar bowl has a pedestal base with a white frosted top edge and two large "ear" handles This style glass was manufactured by several different companies during the 1940's and 1950's and is referred to by different names. Anchor Hocking called it "Moonstone”, a lovely blue glow, just like the moonstone it was named after. Fenton called it French Opalescence Hobnail. The opalescence has a beautiful bronze depth when viewed in the light. It is made using clear glass and bone ash is thrown into the mix to give that white opal coloring. This sugar bowl is about 4 inches wide from handle to handle, 2-1/2 inches deep and about 2 inches tall. I do not have the glass companion creamer and not sure if this is an Anchor Hocking or Fenton sugar bowl. Only she would know where she purchased the bowl or if it was a gift.

Open Hobnail Sugar Bowl