Decorative Plate, Enesco, Precious Moments, Rejoicing With You, Vintage 1981

• Pattern: Rejoicing With You
• Vintage: 1981
• Made by Enesco
• Details:  This is a beautiful commemorative plate from the adorable Precious Moments Collection.  This one is called " Rejoicing with You", and commemorates a child's baptism.   The plate has an embossed image of a girl and boy, the boy is holding a little baby and the girl is holding a Bible.  These are the very easily recognizable Precious Moments "children" who are now embedded in our hearts forever.  The back has all the information regarding this plate and it is stamped as follows: "Rejoicing with You by Bill Biel and Sam Butcher.  This commemorative plate has been crafted in fine porcelain and painted by hand to our exacting standards.  We sincerely hope it brings joy to your life.  (Signed by both) Bill Biel and Sam Butcher.  1981 Jonathan & David, Licensee Enesco Imports Corporation, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007, E-7172".  There are no pre-drilled holes so you will need a plate hanger or plate stand to display it.  This would make a perfect Baptism gift or for your favorite Precious Moments collector!
• Materials: Porcelain
• Dimensions: Approx. 8.25 inches in Diameter
• Condition:  Vintage - Used.  Very Good Condition.  There are no chips, scratches, or crazing on this plate.  It looks like it's been hanging on a wall so the back is a bit scuffed.  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.  

Sam Butcher demonstrated artistic talent at an early age. Encouraged by his mother, he pursued formal art training right after high school.  Later he began drawing the endearing teardrop-eyed children he called "Precious Moments," as gifts for family and friends. Precious Moments was started in the early 1970's when Sam and his friend Bill Biel, decided to start a small company to produce his Precious Moments art under the name "Jonathan & David, originally only selling greeting cards and posters.  They introduced Precious Moments to the public in 1975.   Sam and Bill took their goods to the annual Christian Booksellers Association Convention in Anaheim and retailers went crazy with this new line.  Those became very popular and not long after Enesco approached Sam with an idea to develop a three-dimensional figurine based on his artwork.  The original 21 Precious Moments figurines were introduced to the public in 1978 and as they say, the rest is history.  There are now over 1,500 pieces of Precious Moments.