8 Vintage 1947 Wallace China Desert Ware Tweed Divided Grill Diner Plates
$129.00 USD
Vintage 1947 Wallace China Desert Ware “Tweed” 3-Compartment Restaurant Grill Plates – Set of 8
Wonderful vintage set of 8 Wallace China Desert Ware three-compartment restaurant/grill plates in the collectible Tweed pattern.
These substantial commercial restaurant-ware plates feature Wallace's warm cream/tan Desert Ware body with the distinctive Tweed decoration: a cream diamond-shaped center surrounded by fine rust/burgundy-red parallel lines around the rim.
Each plate is molded with three separate food compartments — one large entrée section and two smaller side-dish sections. These heavy-duty plates were originally made for commercial restaurant and food-service use and are a great example of mid-century American restaurant ware and weigh 2.3 lbs each!
Most of the plates have the backstamp:
DESERT WARE
WALLACE CHINA
14-Y
Wallace used a number-and-letter production dating system. The 14-Y code corresponds to October 1947, making these nearly 80-year-old pieces of American restaurant ware.
One plate has a different Wallace factory backstamp reading:
DESERT WARE
WALLACE
8-W
CHINA
LOS ANGELES
CALIFORNIA
It has the same Desert Ware body, Tweed decoration and compartment design as the other plates. Please see photographs of both backstamp variations.
DETAILS
* Maker: Wallace China
* Line: Desert Ware
* Pattern: Tweed
* Type: Divided restaurant / grill / dinner plates
* Compartments: 3
* Quantity: 8 plates
* Color: Cream/tan with rust/burgundy-red striped rim
* Material: Heavy vitrified restaurant china
* Country of manufacture: USA
* Primary date code: 14-Y / October 1947
* Era: 1940s / Mid-Century
* Original vintage restaurant ware
* Printed backstamps
* Heavy commercial-quality construction
Measurements:
10.5"
CONDITION
Good vintage pre-owned condition overall, especially considering their age and original commercial restaurant use.
The plates show normal age and use-related wear, including utensil marks/scratches, light surface wear, minor discoloration/staining in areas, glaze wear and marks around the foot/base. Some plates show more utensil wear than others.
There is no chips, or cracks, but please please carefully review all photographs as to exact condition of these vintage plates.
These are approximately 79-year-old restaurant-ware pieces and are being sold as vintage collectibles, so normal variations in glaze, decoration, manufacturing and wear should be expected.
PLEASE NOTE: One plate has a different Wallace Desert Ware Los Angeles, California backstamp as shown. It matches the design of the other plates but does not carry the 14-Y backstamp.
You will receive the exact set of 8 plates pictured.
A fantastic set for a Wallace China, Desert Ware, vintage restaurant ware, diner ware or American pottery collection, and especially attractive displayed as a complete group.
Wonderful vintage set of 8 Wallace China Desert Ware three-compartment restaurant/grill plates in the collectible Tweed pattern.
These substantial commercial restaurant-ware plates feature Wallace's warm cream/tan Desert Ware body with the distinctive Tweed decoration: a cream diamond-shaped center surrounded by fine rust/burgundy-red parallel lines around the rim.
Each plate is molded with three separate food compartments — one large entrée section and two smaller side-dish sections. These heavy-duty plates were originally made for commercial restaurant and food-service use and are a great example of mid-century American restaurant ware and weigh 2.3 lbs each!
Most of the plates have the backstamp:
DESERT WARE
WALLACE CHINA
14-Y
Wallace used a number-and-letter production dating system. The 14-Y code corresponds to October 1947, making these nearly 80-year-old pieces of American restaurant ware.
One plate has a different Wallace factory backstamp reading:
DESERT WARE
WALLACE
8-W
CHINA
LOS ANGELES
CALIFORNIA
It has the same Desert Ware body, Tweed decoration and compartment design as the other plates. Please see photographs of both backstamp variations.
DETAILS
* Maker: Wallace China
* Line: Desert Ware
* Pattern: Tweed
* Type: Divided restaurant / grill / dinner plates
* Compartments: 3
* Quantity: 8 plates
* Color: Cream/tan with rust/burgundy-red striped rim
* Material: Heavy vitrified restaurant china
* Country of manufacture: USA
* Primary date code: 14-Y / October 1947
* Era: 1940s / Mid-Century
* Original vintage restaurant ware
* Printed backstamps
* Heavy commercial-quality construction
Measurements:
10.5"
CONDITION
Good vintage pre-owned condition overall, especially considering their age and original commercial restaurant use.
The plates show normal age and use-related wear, including utensil marks/scratches, light surface wear, minor discoloration/staining in areas, glaze wear and marks around the foot/base. Some plates show more utensil wear than others.
There is no chips, or cracks, but please please carefully review all photographs as to exact condition of these vintage plates.
These are approximately 79-year-old restaurant-ware pieces and are being sold as vintage collectibles, so normal variations in glaze, decoration, manufacturing and wear should be expected.
PLEASE NOTE: One plate has a different Wallace Desert Ware Los Angeles, California backstamp as shown. It matches the design of the other plates but does not carry the 14-Y backstamp.
You will receive the exact set of 8 plates pictured.
A fantastic set for a Wallace China, Desert Ware, vintage restaurant ware, diner ware or American pottery collection, and especially attractive displayed as a complete group.