Vintage Blue Willow 9” Bowl by Royal China in Ohio White Earthenware Willow Ware

Description: This is a lovely cream colored Willow Ware earthenware bowl made in the US decorated with the very popular Blue Willow design. The bowl about 9 inches wide, 1 & 1/2 inches tall, and weighs about 1 pound 1 ounce. It holds about 2 cups.The backstamp shows it was made by Royal China, which produced dinnerware from 1934 to 1989 and was located in Sebring, Ohio. The bowl is in very good condition, with no chips, cracks, or crazing. There are very faint utensil marks I can barely see in the glaze looking at an angle to the light. The Blue Willow pattern is under the glaze so it has not faded at all. Please zoom in on the pictures and see the 360 degree video for a closer look. I pack with lots of bubble wrap for safe shipping and ship out quickly sometimes same day, always by next business day and sometimes on Saturdays if I can get to the oost office before they close at noon. Any questions, please ask and thanks for looking! Backstory on the popular Blue Willow pattern: The Blue Willow pattern been around since 1780, when Thomas Minton of England created it. It was so popular it was eventually massed produced, and has been made ever since. There is also a Chinese legend behind the Blue Willow pattern, that I read about on lovetoknow.com if you are interested: “In the Blue Willow legend, a beautiful daughter of a powerful man fell in love with her father's secretary. Discovering their love, the father banished the secretary and constructed a great fence to keep his daughter contained. She could only walk by the water and the willows. She despaired until she received a message from her lover. At a banquet, he rescued her, but her father noticed and chased them across a bridge. The got away, but years later, her father caught up with them. The secretary was killed, and the daughter died as well. In pity, the gods turned them both into doves so they could fly together forever. The Blue Willow china pattern is symbolic with many symbols from this legend in the design. If you look closely, you'll see the fence the father built to keep his daughter in, the bridge he chased the lovers across, the willow and a stream with a boat in it, which the daughter walked by, and other things from the legend. Also there are two flying doves that represent the couple.” Royal China company, which produced dinnerware from 1934 to 1986, was located in Sebring, Ohio.

Price: 15 USD

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

End Time: 2024-12-03T13:34:58.000Z

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