Flower plates

Spring is finally here! My daffodils are in full bloom, birds are returning, and the sun is rising earlier and setting later. This biter cold winter has made the coming of spring even more sweet. We call this pattern Chelsea Botanicals. Each of the six dinner plates has a different floral design. Botanical illustrations applied to porcelain were made famous...

I grew up around this pattern. My mother has stacks of it in her china cabinet, and it gets used regularly for family get-togethers, holidays, and big events. This pattern makes me think of my mother because she worked so tirelessly on perfecting it long before I was working for Mottahedeh. Maria Sibylla Merian's widely known 1685 volume of botanical...