Hayride This Week!

Fall is finally making an appearance here on the prairie...how do I know you ask...I have a nasty cold that seems to be hanging on for dear life!

This week I chose Royal Stafford Hayride for my table. I have paired it with solid red and white pieces.

I started with a black round placemat then layers...the dinner plate is large enough to use as a charger. To that I added a Homer Laughlin White Dover, ironstone dinner plate, topped with the Hayride salad/dessert plate. The final piece used is a bright red soup/salad bowl. There are no markings on the bowls.

Rim shot...a simple little red and white checked fringed napkin with the Oneida Afterglow sterling.

The glassware is Longaberger.

The centerpiece is just a basket of white mini pumpkins, a rooster and black chunky candle holders.

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Black placemats-Goodwill
Red/white checked napkins-Savers
Royal Stafford dinner and salad plates-TJMaxx last year
White Dover dinner plate-ARC Thrift Store
Clear Longaberger stems-Either Goodwill or Savers
Oneida Afterglow sterling
Black candle holders-Goodwill
Candles-WalMart
Rooster-have had for years

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It's A Very Cherry World Rednesday
Savvy Southern Style Wow Us Wednesday
Between Naps On The Porch Tablescape Thursday

Clarice Cliff Goes Purple!

The inspiration for my table this week came from my little sister, Judy. She bought me 4 purple Royal Staffordshire bread and butter plates by Clarice Cliff in the Tonquin pattern for only $1 each at her local thrift store in southern Vermont. Thank you, Judy! Purple transferware is hard to find almost anywhere here in the middle of nowhere, so I had to resort to eBay! I have seen the color described as plum, mulberry and purple...I think I read that it is actually referred to as purple by the experts...someone correct me if I am mistaken!

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The Tonquin pattern was first produced in the 1920's, in Burslem, England.

Unlike some other china patterns, the pattern is the same on pieces...that is one reason I don't have many full sets of dishes...I am the queen of mix and match!

This pattern makes for a nice place setting.

Bread/butter plate that started the whole table!

The mulberry colored water glasses were purchased at TJMaxx a few years ago and the pale pink wine stems were from Savers a couple years ago.

Individual gravy boat with underplate will be used for salad dressing. It is really tiny, about 5½ inches long, 1¼ inches wide at the top and almost 3 inches tall.

The little pitcher, almost 3 inches tall, will also be used for salad dressing.

The sterling (George K Webster Co., which became a subsidiary of Reed & Barton in 1950) salt and pepper shakers were bought about a month ago at Savers for $3.99, they were in a bag with a couple of round candles. I had no idea they were sterling until I got home and started cleaning them.

The purple coffee pot was a gift from my friend, Patty. The hyacinths are from my yard...oh, the smell in the dining room is heavenly! The silverplated candlesticks are from ARC Thrift Store a couple years ago.

Stacked plates...dinner, salad and soup bowl.

The silverplated napkin rings came from Burlington Coat Factory about 20 years ago.

The sterling flatware is Oneida Afterglow circa 1958.

Overall of the table.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog, I appreciate each one of you! I will be linking up with Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday. Thank you for hosting, Susan. Please click on the link to BNOTP to see many, many more inspirational tables.