Dessert / Salad Plates, Harker Pottery, Victorian Couple Fragonard, Filigree, Set of 4, Vintage

• Pattern:  Vintage Plates, Harker Pottery, Victorian Courting Couple, Fragonard Plates with 22K Gold Filigree, George & Martha Vintage Tableware, Dinnerware, Mid Century, (Discontinued)
• Made in USA
• Vintage: 1950's
• Details:  These Victorian Couple items are becoming so very popular again!  This set of 4 salad plates is by Harker Pottery, they have a Victorian Courting Couple decal, known as Fragonard, and inspired by the works of artist Jean Honore Fragonard (1732-1806).  The lady has a blue dress, the gentleman has an red coat and gold pants. Some call this pattern as George & Martha, but we could find no maker with a Fragonard pattern with that name. The entire border has 22KT gold filigree flowers and the verge is also decorated with gold filigree, absolutely beautiful! The back is stamped with the Harker Pottery mark used in the 1950's.  A great addition to your tableware collection, or as wall decor.  In perfect, gift-giving condition!
• Materials:  Ceramic
• Dimensions:  7.25 inches in Diameter 
• Condition:  Vintage - Used.  Excellent Vintage Condition.  Absolutely pristine, there are no cracks, chips, or scratches on any of these plates.  Amazingly, no signs of wear.  Some of the gold filigree looks worn in the pictures, we can assure you, these are only light reflections, gold is in wonderful condition.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns. Please remember these are VINTAGE and ANTIQUE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear and tear and imperfections.   

Harker Pottery was founded in 1840 by Benjamin Harker. Started in a log cabin in Liverpool Ohio, it remained there for 91 years. Benjamin hired a potter to teach his sons, Benjamin Harker, Jr. and George S. Harker, the trade. In the 1850’s, they were making yellowware, whiteware, as well as Rockingham inspired, brown-glazed pottery. Due to constant flooding, in 1931 they took over the old Edwin M. Knowles plant in Chester, West Virginia and moved the operations there. Harker Pottery is known as the "Oldest Pottery in America." During their many years in business they had many successful lines including: Cameoware, Pate Sur Pate, Laurel, Hotoven Cooking ware, Harkerware, and many more. They not only made dinnerware but also clocks, rolling pins, utensils and even bathroom fixtures. According to the Collector's Encyclopedia of American Dinnerware by Jo Cunningham, "The Jeannette Glass Company bought Harker in 1971 and closed it down in March of 1972. Another company, Ohio Stoneware, Inc., made crock-pot liners in the building until it was totally destroyed by a fire in September of 1975."