If you're going to collect a specific pattern, Blue Canton is certainly a popular one, and it has been since the beginning of America's history! I'm about to drop some knowledge, so listen up! The most fashionable tables in the early American Republic were set with blue and white "Canton" or "Nankin" wares, named for the great Chinese trading...
Cookies are an easy and always appreciated hostess gift. To spruce it up a bit, put your homemade cookies on a nice plate with a beautiful design. We have a number of tasteful and festive patterns to choose from. A little plastic wrap and a ribbon top off this simple gift. Your host can throw the dish in the dishwasher...
Copper Watering Can (MV1500) - $175 Need a gift for the "green thumb" in the family? Why not splurge on this beautiful copper watering can? Fill it with fresh flowers, and it makes the perfect gift for any gardener during this holiday season. This is an exact reproduction of a French copper watering can used at the gardens of Mount...
It's the season of parties, dinners, and celebration! So what SHOULD you bring as a hostess gift? You could do the typical desserts, or be a little bit more creative. This month we'll be sharing a few ideas of small hostess gifts to bring with you so that you don't arrive empty handed. The leaves may have fallen from the...
Look for us in this holiday season's Traditional Home! Find our Apple Lace Service Plate on page 21. And Robert Haviland & C. Parlon's Farahnaz on page 22. "Festoon a napkin with layers of ribbon. 'Sauvage' porcelain dinnerware, from $75; Bernardaud. 'Lace' service plate, $115; Mottahedeh. Silk napkin from Schumacher." "Black-and-White feathers tucked into a napkin ring give this place...
