How to Tell the Difference in Similar Dish Patterns: Friday's Find #329


Thank God it's thrifty Friday, Friends! Have you ever noticed vintage dishes from the 1950s that aren't marked and feature similar patterns? With St. Patrick's Day around the corner, today I'm sharing 3 green and white vintage patterns by Royal China and Currier and Ives that are constantly confused and how you can spot the difference...

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This trio of cups--two teacups and and a deeper mug--are Royal China Colonial Homestead pattern. 

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The set of three is AVAILABLE HERE!

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This pattern features the silhouettes and "God Bless Our Home" motiff, and the green is slightly darker than the other patterns. 

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This set of 2 plates: a dinner plate and a bread plate are also Colonial Homestead and are AVAILABLE HERE!

1950s vintage dishes Colonial Homestead

While  the cup bottoms are not marked, the plates usually are. Also, the design on the outer band of the pieces differs. The band on Colonial Homestead pieces resembles wood grain. 

vintage dishes Royal China Colonial Homestead

Now let's take a look at the Old Curiosity Shop pattern, also manufactured by Royal China. I have noticed on Etsy that the two patterns are constantly confused.

vintage dishes Old Curiosity Shop

As I mentioned before, the outer green band is slightly lighter, and notice the hardware design?  Also, none of the Old Curiosity Shop pieces that I've come across are marked on the back. Set of 6 is AVAILABLE HERE!

vintage dishes Old Curiosity Shop

Finally, we'll compare the green Currier and Ives by Scio Pottery. There are some variations regarding the pattern name, but the outer rim features the oxen yoke and plow. The color of these is so similar that it was only as I was working on this post that I learned this pattern is not Royal China. Set of 4 is AVAILABLE HERE!

vintage dishes Currier and Ives


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  1. Those Colonial Homestead dishes bring back memories of 1976. I was a young engaged, working part-time while in college, and a coworker offered me an entire set of those for my fiance's apartment set up. Nice info on the distinctions. So many are hard to tell apart.

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  2. Great post....I just passed up a stack of spinning wheel salad plates---my drawers and cabinets are full. Something has to leave before something can come in. I really appreciate informative posts...great job!

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  3. Good info;thanks! I have some of the Colonial Homestead dishes and the Currier and Ives; bought them because we used to have them at my childhood cabin. But I've never seen the Curiosity Shop dishes before. I love using all these patterns together on a table-perfect for all the green in March!

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  4. Great info, Cecilia! I really lovely the Old Curiosity Shop clock plates!

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  5. Cecelia!! I thoroughly enjoyed your post!!You know that I have the Old Curiosity Shop dishes and I love the Colonial homestead ones too!! I have the one plate on the left... Thanks so much for sharing them! The green Currier and Ives are pretty too!!
    Hugs,
    Deb

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  6. In Maine, I see the Old Curiousity Shop dishes the most. Love the 3 patterns together. Great informative post.

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