Cuisine Kathleen's Wedding China Challenge
I didn't have an opportunity to set a table this week for Kathleen's challenge, but as I've read many of the posts I realized one of the aspects I enjoyed most were the stories everyone shared of the special memories about their wedding china. This made me long to join in the fun. I remembered I had created a previous post on our wedding china, so I reached back in the archives to retrieve some of the photos to share in the fun of Kathleen's challenge.
Still in love and
happily married for 39 years this August!
All these years later I wouldn't change a thing,
including our choice of fine china which we
selected together when we registered for our wedding china.
Richard Ginori ~ Palermo Brown
We selected this pattern for its simplicity
and the touch of chocolate brown.
Our crystal selection was by Denby
in a rich amber brown with clear stems.
Richard Ginori china has been produced since 1735.
As with many of the porcelain
and china factories in the UK and Europe,
Ginori experienced financial difficulties.
The company declared bankruptcy in January 2013.
In April 2013, Ginori was purchased by Gucci
with plans to improve the factory in Florence
and continue to produce the
high-end products under its name.
Palermo Brown has been a
discontinued pattern since 1988,
but one can still find it
through eBay and online retailers.
This pattern was also produced in several other colors.
~ rust ~ green ~ yellow ~ blue ~ black ~
As you can see,
this is a very versatile pattern.
It's easy to mix it with a variety of linens,
chargers, and patterned salad or dessert plates.
Here it is paired with an inexpensive salad plate,
Classic Tidings Tartan from Target.
Here with another fine china,
Olde Avesbury by Royal Crown Derby
and Italian pewter chargers.
The colorful Birds of Paradise and Oriental Pheasants
in Olde Avesbury are taken from an original embroidery.
This pattern was first produced as above in 1932,
but now one can purchase many other color variations
that have been derived from this pattern.
The green charger is by Zrike.
Our colored crystal by Denby
compliments both of these china patterns.
Last summer I loaned our china to a friend
for an alfresco dinner party.
She set an elegant table with gold chargers
and white linens with an added touch of burgundy.
I love the touch of the Bosc pears and the
gorgeous rose bouquets in urns. It's fun to see how
someone else chose to use our china. I'll no doubt copy
this idea for a future dinner party at our home.
If you enjoy pretty dishes you should hurry on over to
Cuisine Kathleen
and see all the beautiful selections
of wedding china that bloggers have shared this week.
