JOHNSON BROS HISTORIC AMERICA FROZEN UP BROWN SET FOR 8

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JOHNSON BROS HISTORIC AMERICA FROZEN UP BROWN SET FOR 8 DISCONTINUED VINTAGE DINNER SALAD BREAD PLATES PLATTER THE BROWNS ARE THE SAME EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T LOOK THE SAME IN PHOTOS HISTORIC AMERICA SET FOR 8, INCLUDING 8 FROZEN UP DINNER PLATES, 8 SQUARE SALAD PLATES, EIGHT BREAD PLATES, LARGE TURKEY PLATTER, AND 6 CUPS AND 5 SAUCERS. **************************************************************** MADE IN ENGLAND BY JOHNSON BROTHERS, VINTAGE AND DISCONTINUED AND ARE ORIGINAL HAND ENGRAVINGS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH THE MAIN COLOR BEING BROWN, AND ACCENT COLORS IN THE DIFFERENT SCENES ARE IN RED, LIGHT BLUE-GRAY, WHITE, GREEN, AND GRAY GREENS ALL OF THE PLATE BORDERS ARE THE SAME WITH INTERTWINED REGULAR LEAVES, FROSTED LEAVES AND ACORNS ON TOP OF A BROWN AND WHITE VERY SMALL PATTERN. T IS WHITE TRIM AROUND THE OUTSIDE EDGE IN WHAT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE STITCHING. THE SCENE ON THE 10 5/8" DINNER PLATE DEPICTS AN OLD MILL WITH THE WATER WHEEL FROZEN IN PLACE BY ICE AND SNOW. T ARE ICICLES HANGING DOWN FROM A SNOW COVERED ROOF. T IS A HORSE DRAWN SLED WITH A DRIVER AND 3 OR 4 BUNDLES IN THE BACK AND YOU CAN SEE THE HORSE'S AS WELL AS THE DRIVER'S BREATH, WHICH INDICATES HOW COLD IT IS. THEY ARE APPROACHING A SNOW COVERED BRIDGE. IN THE FOREGROUND T IS A TOM TURKEY STANDING ON THE SNOW COVERED ROCKY BANK OF A SLOW MOVING STREAM, WITH A TALL SLENDER DORMANT TREE ON EACH SIDE. T IS A SMALL FENCE AND A BARN OFF IN THE DISTANCE, WITH ANOTHER SMALLER BUILDING, WOODS AND MOUNTAINS. THE REALLY GORGEOUS 7 7/8" SQUARE SALAD PLATE SHOWS A SCENE OF THE UNFINISHED US CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON D.C. SOMEW BETWEEN 1830 AND 1850, AS THE STATUE AT THE TOP OF THE DOME WASN'T COMPLETED UNTIL APPROX 1861 0R 1862, DURING THE CIVIL WAR. T IS A VERY WIDE TREE LINED STREET WITH SOME PEOPLE WALKING, RIDING HORSES, AND RIDING IN HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES MAKING THEIR WAY DOWN THAT SNOWY MUDDY UNPAVED STREET LEADING TO THE CAPITOL. THE 6 1/4" BREAD PLATE SHOWS SEVERAL COVERED WAGONS PULLED BY OXEN, HEADING AWAY FROM THE MAJESTIC ROCKY MOUNTAINS. TOWARD TALL GREEN TREES. THE TRADITIONAL WAY OUT OF THE ROCKIES WAS TO THE WEST. THE SNOW IS MELTING. T ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WALKING BESIDE THE OXEN, GUIDING THEM ALONG. ON THE RIDGE ABOVE, IT LOOKS LIKE 2 INDIANS ON HORSEBACK OBSERVING THE WAGON TRAIN. THE SAUCER HAS THE SAME BORDER AROUND AND IS PLAIN IVORY IN THE MIDDLE. THE CUP IS FULL SIZE AND HAS A SCENE AROUND THE OUTSIDE. T ARE MASTED SHIPS WITH SAILS FURLED AND SMALLER SHIPS IN THE BAY. THE WATER MEETS A HILLY LANDSCA[E WITH TENTS AND BUILDINGS AHEAD, AND ALONG THE MAIN STREET, A HOTEL WITH VERANDA, AND SOME SORT OF FORT OR MILITARY OUTPOST WITH A US FLAG FLYING. T APPEAR TO BE HOUSES AND T ON TOP OF THE HILLS WAY OFF IN THE BACKGROUND. THE TIME PERIOD WOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND 1849-1850 DURING THE CALFORNIA GOLD RUSH. SAN FRANCISCO BAY IS SHOWN IN IT'S EARLY DAYS. IT WAS THE CLOSEST SEA PORT TO THE NEWLY DISCOVERED GOLD FIELDS. THE HUGE PLATTER IS 19 3/4" X 16 1/2" AND HAS A FARM SCENE WITH A SNOW COVERED HOUSE, BARN AND OTHER OUT BUILDINGS THAT ARE FENCED IN. A HANDFUL OF LARGE DORMANT TREES ARE CLOSE TO THE BUILDINGS, AND T ARE HILLS OFF IN THE DISTANCE. A FRIEND OR RELATIVE HAS ARRIVED ON HORSEBACK, TIED UP HIS HORSE TO THE PORCH, AND IS WALKING ACROSS THE PORCH TOWARD THE PEOPLE WAITING T TO GREET HIM. ANOTHER MAN IS COMNG IN FROM THE FIELD TO JOIN THEM, AND T'S A BIG TOM TURKEY THAT LOOKS LIKE HE JUST MIGHT FOLLOW ALONG. THE GROUND IS COVERED WITH SNOW AND T IS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE CHIMNEY. THE SCENE IS "HOME FOR THANKSGIVING". THIS EXQUISITE SET WILL BECOME A FAMILY HEIRLOOM. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH GORGEOUS COLOR. TWO OF THE SQUARE SALAD PLATES EACH HAVE A VERY SMALL 1/4 X 3/8 TRIANGULAR CHIP ON THE BACK BUT ONLY NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING ITHEM OVER. NO OTHER CHIPS, CRACKS OR OTHER DAMAGE. IT IS A GORGEOUS SET. ORIGINAL HAND ENGRAVING MADE IN ENGLAND BY JOHNSON BROTHERS AS SHOWN ON UNDERSID... read more

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