Serving Platter, Edwin M. Knowles Blossom Time, Pink & White Florals, Gold Rim, USA, Vintage 1947–50s

A soft, spring-ready pattern from one of America's most respected mid-century potteries.

• Maker: Edwin M. Knowles China Company, Newell, West Virginia (1900–1963)
• Pattern: Blossom Time (c. 1947)
• Era: Late 1940s–1950s
• Materials: Ceramic
• Dimensions: 12.5" long × 10" wide
• Care: Hand wash only
• Condition: Very good vintage. Slight wear on gold rim in one area; faint dark mark off-center (both photographed). No chips or cracks. All sales are final.

Blossom Time, introduced around 1947, features white, pink, and yellow flowers of varying sizes scattered over cream ceramic, with taupe and silvery leaves on thin branches, finished with a gold rim.

It's a pattern that mixes easily with pink depression glass and looks equally at home at a spring brunch or a summer buffet — a lovely gift for the Knowles collector, the pink table devotee, or anyone who appreciates the craftsmanship of mid-century American pottery.

Edwin M. Knowles graduated from Harvard, took over a struggling pottery supply company in 1890, and spent the next seven decades building one of the most respected names in American semi-vitreous dinnerware — closing in 1963 only because the market flooded with cheaper imported goods he refused to match in quality.

We carry the serving bowl, gravy boat, and complete place settings for four in this pattern — browse the shop to build the set.