Good haul from the Salvation Army today. A Luray plate, a Fiestaware bowl, and a very odd china baby plate. Here's a full view of the plate:
Note the whimsical figures: the little girl dog riding her scooter. The mama dog pushing a pram. The boy dog holding his human doll. Wait, what was that last one?
A bespectacled terrier, in short pants and a gingham shirt, holding his doll: a long-legged, red-haired, top-hatted man. Who designed this image for children? What does it mean? I've tried some on-line Googling of the name of the pottery company and the numbers on the bottom of the plate:
No luck, so far. If you know anything about this plate, the image, or the pottery, I'd love to hear about it. Very strange, and I could not leave it behind, though I'm not sure what I'll do wiuth a baby plate, let alone a baby plate with this
Gulliver's Travels (remember when the giants make Gulliver into a play toy for their children?) kind of imagery. Or perhaps reminding me of the
Night Gallery episode when the camera pans back to reveal that the people on the train, going through the same station over and over, are actually on a toy train being played with by a giant girl child? (Or was it The
Twilight Zone? All I know is that looking for the episode link
here was even more disturbing than not remembering.)
Anyway, back to pottery. For a total of $1.68, I purchased the plate, a small
Lu-ray plate to add to my tiny collection, and a Fiestaware bowl. Not sure if this is vintage, as in old Fiestaware, or not, but I liked it. Especially for 45 cents.
Here's the bottom of the bowl, in case anyone has some knowledge about this.
All in all, a successful trip to the Salvation Army.
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