Featured Dishwater Antiques w/ Herbal Motifs?

I am a Herbalist, and I take a great deal of inspiration from the plant world, since I use herbs a great deal in my cooking. (My brown butter dark chocolate chip cookies with lavender are....fantabulous!!!) Can anyone recommend any antiques or vintage dish ware with a herbal motif, but a fine hand along the lines of transferware? While transferware does have rose motifs, the rose is just a bit too showy and even gaudy for my personal sense of aesthetics. Whereas herbs such as lavender, mint, and bee balm yield a more of a "country" vibe, if that makes sense. I am also looking for bakeware that features herbs that I can use if anyone of you find individuals can recommend something to look into.

Take Care,
Wade

 

Not too swift here.
You do not want transferware? You want older handpainted?
What is dishwater, or do you mean you want things that can go in the dishwasher?

 

Looks a little "busy" to me and not vintage but............

http://countrylivinghomedecor.com/certified-international-herb-garden-dinnerware.html

 

That was an autocorrect SNAFU that I didn't catch. "Dishwater" should have been "dishware." It's not that I *don't* want transfer ware, but that I haven't come across a pattern that I personally like. In fact, if they have any with a herbal motif, other than roses, I would absolutely be excited about that!

 

Hey, Wade... Are you familiar with Nicholas Mosse of Ireland?

Here's an example of his work. Side plate in "Clover."



https://nicholasmosse.com

(Warn you, not inexpensive.)

Debora

 

Well what came to mind was Portmeirion "Botanical Garden". But I thought you were asking for older dishes. These are good everyday, dishwasher, microwave safe. I was thinking there were more herbs than flowers.

It is not inexpensive and replacements is not the place to start shopping.
Have a look through, you can mix and match or keep to all one pattern.
http://www.replacements.com/webquote/prtbog.htm

also saw this:
http://www.replacements.com/webquote/prtvar.htm

 

In little letters at the bottom of your post is an Edit button. It's only there for a few hours after you post.

 

Here's another option. "Worcester Herbs" by Royal Worcester. Modern but discontinued.

http://www.replacements.com/search/?query=royal+worcester+herb

Debora

 

These are nice. From Buckeye Stoneware Pottery. Also discontinued.

Debora

 

(Obviously, I have too much time on my hands.)

Debora

 

But it is time well spent - informative and amusing - and we'd HATE it if you found other things to do with that time................

 

Ah-shucks. Ain't you sweet.

Debora

 

OK, i clicked this because of "dishwater antiques", Debora saved the thread!

 

You could look at Flora Danica plates - high end and definitely not dishwasher safe. (Well who knows... if they're still making them, maybe new ones are.)

From Wikipedia:
In 1790 the Danish Crown Prince Frederik ordered a dinner set made decorated with exact copies of the plates of Flora Danica. The dinner set was meant as a gift for Russian Empress Catherine II. Catherine, however, never received it, as she died in 1796. It is currently on display at Christiansborg Palace, Amalienborg Palace and Rosenborg Castle.


The dinner set is still in use for state occasions in the Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. Copies of the set are sold by the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory.

 

CC's Portmeiroion came to mind - also because you can often pick pieces up at resale/thrifts

 

Porcelaine de Paris did a pattern "Herbes Folles" (now discontinued) that might be of interest. Cooking pieces as well.

Debora

 

If you want a simple fine china
Limoges Clover

 

Portmeirion still makes the Botanic Garden today:

http://www.portmeirion.com/collections/botanic-garden.html

I think they first started making it in the 1970s, and some patterns have been discontinued since then. I have gotten a few pieces by accident, and love them.

 

Another one that I came upon by accident is Mottahedah's "Merian" pattern. Theirs is more expensive porcelain, though. So may not be what you want. The company has been around for 90 years and they do have some other patterns with botanical motifs.

https://www.mottahedeh.com/brands/mottahedeh/filter/pattern/merian.html

It's so expensive that I only have a few small cups that I bought through eBay once.