Several years ago I was in Goodwill and noticed 3 of the cutest old plates. Three plates were marked $1.99. They just called to me - they were off white with retro aqua blue and pink flowers. At the time I was not that experienced with vintage dishes, however I brought them home to research them.
The back of the plate indicated the pattern was Boutonniere and it was produced by Taylor, Smith and Taylor. A little research indicated that the set was made through the 1960's and had been a best selling pattern. Awesome! Then I became a dish junkie - looking everywhere I went for this pattern. I started buying from flea markets, thrift stores, Etsy, and Ebay
Each time I looked at the pattern I just fell in love - so delicate and it made me happy.
I found large plates and a large oval platter. Yes!
I bought saucers and cups... and then I located mugs in the pattern. I came to realize that these old sets of dishes have sooooo many pieces.
I then found large glasses and small glasses. These are more difficult to find because of breakage through the +50 years of use.
Bowls and salad plates started arriving in the mail - I would buy 1 or 2 at a time.
I knew this was a serious collection when I began asking for my vintage dishes for Christmas, birthdays, etc. Salt and Pepper Shakers, gravy boats and cream and sugar dishes, oh my!
I now have a condiment boat, gravy dish, carafe and covered serving dish. I have not bought any dishes in a long time and this post has me hungry to complete the set. I just realized I don't own the butter dish - oh no! the collecting bug is biting so hard. Wait. It is almost 12 o'clock and Goodwill opens at noon. Well folks, I guess you know where you can find me. What do you collect? Come on - I know you collect something. Share with the readers - Happy Collecting, Tina
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