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I love to find as much information as I can about the odd bits of vintage or contempory dishware that I find. When shopping around I usually look for Farmhouse or Cottage style items that would look well as a display in a hutch, plate rack or as a centerpiece. I know that decorator plates aren't fashionable at this time, but I can't help myself. I also find quite a few pieces of good quality dinnerware that one might need to replace a broken or lost item. I'm becoming quite a detective & I've decided to share what I learn. There's so much info. to be found online and it often becomes a history lesson. Two World Wars in Europe and the fall of the Soviet Union have taken their toll on many manufacturers. For example, if an item was made in Czechoslovakia, it's definitely vintage as this country has been rearranged and is now known as the Czech Republic.
I love to find as much information as I can about the odd bits of vintage or contempory dishware that I find. When shopping around I usually look for Farmhouse or Cottage style items that would look well as a display in a hutch, plate rack or as a centerpiece. I know that decorator plates aren't fashionable at this time, but I can't help myself. I also find quite a few pieces of good quality dinnerware that one might need to replace a broken or lost item. I'm becoming quite a detective & I've decided to share what I learn. There's so much info. to be found online and it often becomes a history lesson. Two World Wars in Europe and the fall of the Soviet Union have taken their toll on many manufacturers. For example, if an item was made in Czechoslovakia, it's definitely vintage as this country has been rearranged and is now known as the Czech Republic.
Many European potteries began with a potters mark designating Prussia, then Germany and then Bavaria. The potteries didn't move, the map did. There are makers' marks that include the stamp "Made in Germany U.S.-Zone". How soon we forget that Germany was once divided by a wall. I also have a few teacups stamped "Occupied Japan". Sometimes I find info. that's a bit chilling. I was looking up a pretty little tea set that was made by Bohemia Ceramic Works. BCW was founded in 1921 in what is now Nova Role, Czech Republic. During my research another place kept popping up-Neurohlou..? I turned to Wikipedia, turns out it was a concentration camp during WWII 1942-1945. Furthermore, prisoners, mostly women, were sent to work at the BCW factory during this time. Yikes..! BCW was nationalized after WWII and became part of Karlovarsk Porcelain in 1958. Bavaria, Staffordshire, England and Limoges, France-Have the natural resources available to create fine pottery. The region of Bohemia, became one of the largest pottery centers in Europe in the early 1900's with over 30 manufacturers.
Many European potteries began with a potters mark designating Prussia, then Germany and then Bavaria. The potteries didn't move, the map did. There are makers' marks that include the stamp "Made in Germany U.S.-Zone". How soon we forget that Germany was once divided by a wall. I also have a few teacups stamped "Occupied Japan". Sometimes I find info. that's a bit chilling. I was looking up a pretty little tea set that was made by Bohemia Ceramic Works. BCW was founded in 1921 in what is now Nova Role, Czech Republic. During my research another place kept popping up-Neurohlou..? I turned to Wikipedia, turns out it was a concentration camp during WWII 1942-1945. Furthermore, prisoners, mostly women, were sent to work at the BCW factory during this time. Yikes..! BCW was nationalized after WWII and became part of Karlovarsk Porcelain in 1958. Bavaria, Staffordshire, England and Limoges, France-Have the natural resources available to create fine pottery. The region of Bohemia, became one of the largest pottery centers in Europe in the early 1900's with over 30 manufacturers.
So ends our history lesson for today.
So ends our history lesson for today.
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