Vintage 1930s Red Wheat Dinner Plates designed by J. Palin Thorley - Taylor Smith Taylor circa 1936 - Set of 6 eatons department store English pottery maker Alfred Meakin

English pottery maker Alfred Meakin manufactured this botanical collection of colorful bird plates from John James Audubon's Birds of America elephant folio

and often appeared in guest bathrooms back in the day

Marion Crawford

One 4" inch mini dish in a delicate gold and white leaf design

we just love plates like that

Vintage 1930s Red Wheat Dinner Plates designed by J. Palin Thorley - Taylor Smith Taylor circa 1936 - Set of 6 eatons department store English pottery maker Alfred Meakin{HISTORY} Made by Taylor Smith & Taylor in 1936, this set of six salad plates features the artistically avant garde pattern known as Red Wheat. It was designed by acclaimed British American ceramic artist J. Palin Thorley (1892 1987) who worked as Art Director at Taylor Smith & Taylor in the 1930s. Designing both the plate shape known as Empire and the pattern known as Red Wheat, this is a lovely example of the streamlined modern aesthetic that was