When Mom married Dad in 1946 she registered for china. The pattern she picked was Desert Rose* and loving friends and family gifted them with a full service for 12 with lots of extra serving pieces such as the pickle dish and sugar bowl and creamer. Mom and Dad used the set for Passover fleishadic so seeing the dishes reminds me of every Passover Seder of my childhood and beyond.After I inherited the set I augmented it with current pieces that became available for "today's" family - deeper dish cereal bowls and stemmed water goblets. The pieces made in the 40s are painted slightly differently that those from the 80s and 90s but they co-exist wonderfully on my own Seder table.
The pattern is a true classic and remains popular today. Good things can last a lifetime - and beyond!
*Desert Rose, the largest selling pattern in the history of American dinnerware, made its debut in 1941. It has enjoyed the world's longest period of popularity of any dinnerware pattern produced by a single company. This beautiful handpainted pattern is still one of America's favorite casual tableware patterns. In 1964 the sixty millionth piece had been produced and Desert Rose is now on display in the historical Smithsonian Museum. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy chose Franciscan Desert Rose for use in the White House. (amazon.com)
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