 |  | The 1989 Plate: New York - the Ninth Colony
In 1664 , the English seized control of the Dutch colony New Netherland, renaming it New York in honor of the Duke of York, later King James II. New York was a prosperous colony, with baronial estates and craftsmen from many nations blending their talents into a highly distinctive style. By 1789 when George Washington took the oath of office in New York City as the nation's first president, the colony was already developing the social qualities that would lead him to predict it would become the "seat of a new empire."
Handcrafted in the Flemish style, the 1989 Colonial Christmas plate is brimming with wild onions, beets, parsnips, grapes, pears, and apples, accented by grapes and blackberries on a bed of chestnut branches found in colonial New York. Please click on picture for price information, etc. | | | |
| | The 1984 Plate - The fourth in a limited edition series of thirteen fine china plates depicting Christmas Wreaths created with materials which in each instance were native to one of the thirteen original colonies. Each plate was issued in the same sequence as the establishment of the colonies.
Early in colonial America, Rhode Islanders gained fame for their love of personal liberty. In 1663 an idealist, Roger Williams, secured from England a charter for our fourth colony. A fierce believer in religious and political freedom, Williams worked diligently to maintain peace between the Indians and the colonists. Belts of wampum - the white, purple or black beads made from shells - were often exchanged as a sign of good faith when treaties were signed. In addition, the colonists adopted wampum as a medium of exchange and legal tender.
The red, white and blue 1984 Lenox plate appropriately honors the first colony to formally declare independence from Great Britain. On a bed of pine boughs, red cherries combine with white clam shells, wampum and dark blueberries to echo the patriotism of Rhode Island. Please click on picture for price information, etc. | |  | | | |
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Pennsylvania - the Seventh Colony
In 1681 King Charles II of England granted a charter to William Penn for the region named Pennsylvania. Established originally as a haven for Quakers, Pennsylvania assured all its colonists of religious freedom, personal and property rights, and self-government. In signing a treaty with the Indians, William Penn paid them for most of the land given to him by the king. Pennsylvania, the "keystone" of the arch formed by the original thirteen colonies, has had an illustrious history as the birthplace of American liberty.
Shining, dark green Mountain Laurel, the State Flower of Pennsylvania, contrasts richly with decorative Lady Apples, festive red ribbon, and pine cones to create a wreath reminiscent of Christmas in colonial Pennsylvania. Please click on picture for price information, etc. | | | |
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