Striking A Simple Pose

Well, it's taken me almost two weeks, but I finally have a table setting using the Mikasa Shogun dishes I picked up for a song in Pennsylvania. Because these dishes are themselves quite colorful and striking, I kept things simple, and all vintage. Well, almost all.

I made one nod to Easter; there's a cloisonne egg nestled in the centerpiece.

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In the dining room at That Old House, the table is set for 6.

It's a simple setting -- one dinner plate, two crystal wine glasses, 100-year old flatware, vintage napery.

Have a seat!

In the center of the old table, a square of linen from Germany, edged in darned needle lace, is crumpled.

Flowers in a tin black-and-gold French-style cachepot and crystal candlesticks
-- from Tiffany, Lord & Taylor, and Big Lots -- anchor the table.

Creamy candles cast a warm glow.

It will look lovely after dark.

Ah! Your stomach's-eye view!

Details:

Dishes: Mikasa Shogun
Flatware: Georgian pattern silverplate, ca. 1912
Napkins: Linen with darned needle lace, set of 12 from Ebay, vintage
Center cloth: Linen/cotton fabric, needle lace, from Germany, Ebay, vintage
Salt and pepper shakers -- vintage sterling, Ebay
Cloissone Egg -- gift!
Tin cachepot, black, gold painted trellis design with fleur de lis -- from a decorators' sample sale in NYC.
Fake flowers -- A.C. Moore (ugh, but I had no fresh!)
Candles -- box of 8, Bill Blass, T.J. Maxx

A blessed Holy Week to you all.

Howard's been out prowling the yard, with his camera around his neck;
the grass is beginning to green up! Hooray! -- Cass








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Tablescape Thursday.