Blue Willow Plates Buffalo Pottery 1911 Chinoiserie Design Dessert Plates Lot 6
Blue WillowBuffalo Pottery 1911Lot of 6 small platesApprox 6 1/4 in diameter - typically used for appetizers, bread and butter or dessert. Semi VitreousPlease see pictures for varying condition, some are more white and some have a slight brown hue to them. Does not affect use and mostly just seen on bottom side. Crazing noted. This traditional pattern is inspired by an ancient Chinese love story and features distinctive elements like a willow tree, a Chinese pagoda or tea house, a bridge with figures, a zigzag fence, a boat, and two birds in flightFun little fact: The Blue Willow pattern was first introduced in America by Buffalo Pottery in 1907. Buffalo Pottery was founded in the early 1900s by the Larkin Soap Company in Buffalo, New York, initially to create affordable china as complementary gifts for soap purchases.