Antique Set of 10 Arts and Crafts Edwardian Hand Painted Plates with Poetry Sayi

  

Each blue, white and gold 9 inch plate has a different hand painting saying by a famous poet. We we told that women of this period imported plates from Japan and hand painted them. Imagine holding a dinner party with these plates. They would make a perfect "guess how wrote the quote" conversation starter. There is only one plate with a chip.

A beautiful hand crafted antique set, entirely one of a kind. So now is come the joyful feast let everyman rejoice - Quote George Wither 2. They eat they drink and in communion sweet quaff immortality and joy - Quote John Milton 3. Strive Mightily but eat and drink as friends - Quote Shakespeare 4. Who peppered the highest was surest to please - Quote Oliver Goldsmith 5.

Who rises from a feast with that keen appetite that he sits down - Quote Shakespeare 6. Pray sit you down for now we sit to chat as well as eat - Quote?

True wit is nature to advantage dressed (small chip) - Quote Alexander Pope 8. For he on honey dew hath fed and drunk the milk of paradise - Quote Kubla Khan 9. When you tasted it was presently after dinner - Quote Shakespeare 10. I have invited many a comes such as I love any you among the spare - Quote Shakespeare Marked with Japanese Character on Back.

Set of 10 porcelain plates. Hand-painted in blue, gold, and white.

Edwardian, Arts and Crafts style. Each plate measures 9" Features. Edwardian, Art and Crafts Size: 9" One plate has small chip at side.