Potties,am I quimper ?

Hi all. Got this cheese dish (?) ,mainly to use as a butter dish (yes,I still eat real butter ) but the hallmark intrigued me as it looks like that fake one we see all the time but I dont think it is? Honestly,I didnt examine it that well at the thrift,I really wanted it for utilitarian purposes, but it seems to be nicer than I initially thought . Any input is always appreciated.

 

I have never seen quimper marked like that. Can you post a shot of the full back of the plate. I'd like to see where the mark is oriented and whether you can see any underlying clay.
Don

 

Thanks for looking Don....

 

I JUST realized the lions head are actually faces ! What the hell ???

 

Found it ! Its a modern repro from Italy . I found it because of the unusual mark.

http://www.anticheriproduzioni.com

 

It will look good on your table & you won't care if it gets a little stained from the butter.

I also use real butter & have for years. I have mine in a Whitehall American quarter pound dish.

Peggy

 

STILL a VERY pretty butter or cheese dish!!!! And those faces on the lions are WILD!!!!!

 

Hi,
I have my butter in a crystal Criss Cross butter dish. I use the quarter stick one but have the 1 lb one as well. I have two brother -in-laws that leave the butter on the table, I put mine in the refridge.
greg

 

Growing up the butter was always on the counter next to the stove. With 9 kids, it was never around long enough to go bad

Now I keep butter in the freezer and take it out as I need it. DH had a heart attack a few years ago, so butter is rarely used now!

 

I had two ! I used the so called healthy margarine until it was revealed it was as bad,if not worse for you than real butter. I only use it sparingly,unless I make mashed potatoes then its the hell with it !

 

Mine is always on the counter as I hat to try to butter toast or bread with hard butter. I figure if I ain't sick or dead by now it will likely not be a problem.

Peggy

 

Oh yea, all bets are off with mashed potatoes!!!!!

 

Hi Marie,
I switched from using milk and butter on mashed potatoes to using low fat yogurt. Even the die hards like my BIL love my mashed potatoes. He eats NOTHING that is healthy. If he knew he would never touch my cooking again.
greg

 

I tried it all Greg,even mashed cauliflower (GAG) . I only make them about 4 times a year now, so when I do, its pools of butter and half and half !

 

Hi Johnny,
I share your GAG about the cauliflower. As for me I use mashed spuds every two weeks and major and minor Holidays. I get requested for Holidays: pies and mashed potatoes.
greg

 

I actually love cauliflower (with lots of butter), but NOT as a substitute for mashed potatoes!