Imperial Ware...
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| The Pretend Den has some for sale, and shows how lovely this can be. |
This really great set of Imperial Ware melmac is up for grabs on Etsy, at
DelectableAccents . The really cool thing about it is the what-I-think-are butter pats to the lower left. Note how they are tiny coaster-sized items, often used FOR coasters or candy dishes, but back in the day certainly meant for butter! I've only ever seen them in a few vintage melmac lines, as most have been lost or misplaced over time. (Let's not forget melmac was a bit pricy back then, so the optional "butter pats" weren't always a heavily bought item. They usually measure around 3" or under.)
Yes, just close your eyes and imagine how it must have been. A pat of fresh churned butter was just waiting on your lovely melmac butter pat to be spread lovingly on Granny's fresh baked buns. Of course those would have had their own place on the bread plate.
Imperial Ware was speckled in pastel colors of blue, white, pink and yellow. It's fun to collect a whole set and still easy to assemble.
Mr. Melmac had suggested that it was made by the makers of Texas Ware (PMC Manufacturing Company). Not much in the way of original boxes or paperwork has been found. I did see an old store ad, once, showing it but not naming the maker.
I've seen two totally different backstamps for the line. One says "Imperial Ware" in cursive, (above--I think this is an older mark) and the second showing "Imperial" in cursive but "melmac" in blog letters as this (below) is the second...
As with any melmac, I'm often suprised if you look hard enough you will find the needle in the haystack. Let me just say this is an oddity and so lovely if I do say so myself. They are very modern design saucers backstamped Imperial Ware, but I have no earthly idea why. So lovely! Get them while you can!
Great Stuff my friend, love the speckled!
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