Blue Ridge Southern Potteries 5 Lunch Plates Mardi Gras Colonial Red Trim Floral

Description

Description
Set of 5 Vintage Blue Ridge Southern Potteries Luncheon Plates
Pattern Name: Mardi Gras on Colonial Blank with Red Trim
Dates: 1940s
Gently Scalloped Rim with Hand Painted (under glaze) Red, Blue & Pink Flowers w/Green Leaves
Each Measures: 9.25"diameter
Each Weighs: ~14 ounces to 1 pound
Backstamps:
On all but 1 plate in black ink -
Blue Ridge   Hand Painted   Underglaze   Southern Potteries, Inc.
MADE IN U.S.A.
On 1 plate in black ink - RED APPLE   BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS   HAND ART   (assume this is a miss print as the pattern is clearly Mardi Gras)
Selling for Original Owner's Family - it is believed the original owner collected these dishes in the 1940s as they were give-aways by movie theaters as promotional incentives to get people to come out to the movies as well as a marketing tool for the dishware manufacturers.  This was a Nation-wide trend during the depression and World War II eras.
Condition: All plates have a few tiny fine use/cut marks. 2 plates have heavy crazing (see photos #3, #5).
2 plates (not the ones with crazing) have small chips on rim edge (see photo #11, the largest is 3/8"long).
1 of the heavily crazed plates is also discolored & has a hairline crack on the back (see photos #5 & #12).
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(Bayside Marketplace No. MU-01B)
We have other pieces from this same Blue Ridge Southern Potteries collection in other listings in our ebay store.  All pieces dating from 1940s.  Including: luncheon plates,  salad plates, bread & butter plates, coupe soup bowls, cereal bowls, dessert/berry bowls, saucers, oval plates, underplate and serving bowls.
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