First of all, why do I decide to do these kinds of posts on a rainy, gloomy day? Don’t answer. The truth is, taking a bright sunny photo in the den would be all but impossible on any given day. Even though there are lots of windows, the big window is tucked under the porch roof, so we don’t get any bright sun until the end of the day. So, using Aperture Priority, I’m attempting to take some fairly decent photos of this cabinet and its contents. (Note: I need a new camera.) And eliminating the television from this photo would entail moving a few pieces of furniture and that’s not going to happen. Trust me, this photo would have been a lot worse if I hadn’t painted the inside of the cabinet a pale pink.
This china cabinet, which is on the petite side, was one of the first things I bought for my apartment in San Diego. I found it in Ocean Beach, my favorite place to hunt for vintage anything. I bought it to house my collection of Fiesta, which I ended up selling a few years later. I love the different tones of wood and the inlays along the sides. I’ll never paint it. You can see the Hendryx birdcage and some of my Roseville on top. Let’s take a peek inside, shall we?
Shelf One
1. aqua bulb bowl – McCoy, 2. my great-grandmother’s syrup jug with pewter lid, 3. platter from my favorite set of of Edwin Knowles china, I wrote about them here, 4. creamer and sugar found in Orange, CA, 5. small dish from my great-grandmother’s set of Haviland China (the rest is still stored at my friend’s house in Detroit. I know.) 6. pale pink depression glass plate that I won in a giveaway 7. French china pitcher, found at Vignettes, 8. French china plate, also found at Vignettes 9. One of my first pieces of McCoy, a lovely green vase (I have 2 of them) 10. hat pin holder, 11. vintage hat pin
Shelf Two
1. McCoy bird dish, 2. McCoy vase in peach/coral, 3. McCoy pot (a present from Brenda) 4. beautiful plate, made in France, that you can’t see very well (from Vignettes) 5. Hull pitcher (a present from Betty) 6. my grandmother’s baby shoe, 7. my pink hobnail vase (found in the neighboring town) 8. a goose egg cup
Shelf Three
1. two teacups from that set of Edwin Knowles china, 2. a bowl and a gravy boat from that same set, 3. a little platter – same set, 4. McCoy vase, another one of my first finds, 5. a beautiful egg cup in my favorite colors, unmarked (I found it at Vignettes) 6. McCoy Arcature vase (one of my all-time favorites) 7. McCoy bulb bowl in aqua, 8. hat pin holder
I think I need some larger plates or platters in the back, don’t you?
I’ll take you on a tour of the kitchen cabinet (also full of china and pottery) on another day.
Thank you for all your beautiful, heartfelt comments on my post about Riley. I can never thank you enough for the compassion and love you’ve sent my way and for the love you’ve sent to Riley. Bless you.
Don’t forget the book giveaway! It ends tonight. Scroll down three posts and you’ll find it.
Happy Wednesday.
Oooh, so many good things in there! Love the pink shelves too. If you don’t have any platters you might try hanging the plates on the back wall of the cupboard to give them some height. Or… go shopping for vintage platters. That is always fun! :)
Oh good idea, Tracy! Why didn’t I think of that? I’m going to find some plate hangers today!
Beautiful cabinet which, you’re right, should never be painted. Loved seeing everything you have inside but what’s that ON TOP of the cabinet? Those vases up there also caught my eye. Can you tell us about those too?
Have a good day.
Cassandra from Renaissance Women
Those are pieces of Roseville Pottery, Cassandra. I’ve written about them before, but I’ll post about them soon.
I look forward to it! It was the first piece with the lilies that caught my eye. It’s beautiful. I love learning about the different kinds of pottery. My grandmother had loads of it. I’m just starting to learn about the different kinds especially the McCoy pieces.
Good Morning Claudia, You know I love the McCoy. The piece with the bird is sweet. I still have trouble taking inside photos with my camera too. Maybe it’s me. xo, olive
Love the cabinet, and everything inside is beautiful. My very favorite thing, though, is your grandmother’s baby shoe. What a precious thing to have!
Such treasures, and what a wonderful home for them.
That was so interesting and fun, Claudia. I loved getting a grand tour inside your china cabinet – which is a gorgeous piece.
So much eye candy in that china cabinet! Love it! Thanks for sharing. We have so many similar likes in our ‘treasures” – you just display it so beautifully!
Love it all; been trying to de-clutter but can`t seem to get rid of anything, lol!
S
xo
What is is about pottery and dishware that’s so compelling? I don’t know but sure do love it? Your favorites are my favorites too. We even have some of the same pieces of Roseville and McCoy. I admire that you bought the china cupboard way back when and started collecting.
On another note ~ I read your Riley post early yesterday morning, and cried through it. It was quite beautiful and a perfect tribute to your “boy”. I couldn’t help but think how difficult it must have been for you to write it, but so glad you did. xo Hugs
I loved peeping in your china cabinet and seeing all of your neat pieces in there. You really have a nice collection, Claudia. Loved seeing the variety.
I’m procrastinating and not doing what I’m supposed to do. ;-) Thanks for sharing.
XO,
Sheila
OK, if some morning you wake up and go downstairs and find that the McCoy Fairy has been there and all of your McCoy is gone, don’t worry!! It’ll have a good home in Oklahoma!!
Thanks for the tour. Love all of your dishes. Yes, plates in the back would be good. I also like to hang small pictures in the back of my shelves.
Judy
I love seeing all of your pottery and china…so pretty together.
Reading this reminds me of the Antique Road Show…you see lots of these great finds on that show. You have a treasure trove of vases…nice collection.
I have a china hutch that I recently got from my Grandmother’s house (actually, it had been stored a few years and my Dad went and got it for me 2 years ago) I love it. I’ve got treasures inside, but nothing of great monetary value… I don’t think.
I’ll never ever paint mine either. :)
Pat
It is beautiful as is. But some taller platters in back would look nice also.
Brenda
Thanks for sharing all of your beautiful pieces with us. You are right to never paint your cabinet. It is gorgeous.
I am still trying to catch up on my reading, and I definitely want to read yesterday’s post. I will do so now.
Hugs,
Laura
I like how you have a collection of what you like to collect, gifts from friends and heirlooms from your family.
I just read your post about Riley. So sweet. Can’t say that it didn’t make me sad. It was somewhat like what you went through with our dog Matty. We let him tell us when it was time. I can’t imagine you getting a comment likee you did. You were so good taking care of Riley. True love. Our dogs are such great companions and they deserve all the TLC that we can give them.
((((((HUGS)))))
Claudia I love how you showed each shelf and numbered the pieces so we could tell what was what. Your collections are charming. hugs, Linda
Yes, I would probably put some platters in the background…Interesting collection..Thanks for sharing..
Claudia,
What a nice collection you have there. I agree, you need some larger plates behind or some wallpaper/
vintage papers. I love when you show and share your collections. I love to see what friends collect.
Have a great evening,
– Liz
HI CLAUDIA,
YOU HAVE LOVELY TREASURES ON YOUR SHELVES………YOUR EDWIN KNOWLES PATTERN IS SO LOVELY………I WOULD LOVE A COMPLETE SET…………..HAVE 4 SHELVES IN MY CHINA CLOSET…..SHELF 4 HAS A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING, THE REST HAVE TEACUPS AND TEA POTS….AND ANYTHING PERTAINING TO TEA……VERY CROWDED……MUST CLEAN OUT……..HAVE A GREAT DAY………..RIZZI
Claudia, I have that same Haviland pattern in a longer/narrower serving plate (which belonged to my great-grandmother), and the same hat pin holder, both on your first shelf!! (My family did, by some miracle and lots of newspaper wadding, manage to pass along a few precious pieces of china and crystal from great grandparents and great aunts — pre-depression.) I love your McCoy pieces, and that other sweet hat pin holder. Thank you for this rainy day tour of that lovely cabinet.
I have that same McCoy vase , only mine is yellow. I also have a few pieces of aqua pottery vases. I love all the pieces you have. pam
I meant to say that I have the same McCoy vase that has the cardinal on it, only mine is yellow