Vintage MCM Edwin Knowles Festival F-5220 1950s Atomic Mid Century Modern Plates Bowls Platter Starburst Geometric Wheat.
A set of 6 (six) 10 1/4" plates, 2 (two) 8 3/4" bowls, and 1 (one) 12 3/4" wide serving dish / platter by Edwin Knowles in the Festival F-5220 pattern. All pieces are in very good, vintage, preowned condition with some expected but minimal signs of wear and age. No chips or cracks. Some small surface scratches and utensil marks on the pattern on some dishes. The back of only one plate does have crazing and a mark/defect that looks like a faint X. Only the plates are marked on the back. See all photos.
The set is part of the the Forecast Shape first introduced in 1956 right before Christmas. The Festival pattern from 1957 is a modern abstract botanical in yellow, green, brown and gray. This is a stunning set for that atomic mid-century modern tablescape!
CONDITION: All pieces are in very good, vintage, preowned condition with some expected but minimal signs of wear and age. No chips or cracks. Some small surface scratches and utensil marks on the pattern on some dishes as pictured. The back of only one plate does have crazing and a mark/defect that looks like a faint X. Six 10.25" plates, two 8.75" bowls, and one 12.75" wide serving dish. See all photos as they are part of the description.
Made by Edwin Knowles China of Newell, West Virginia. Edwin M. Knowles started his pottery company in Chester, West Virginia in 1900. He later expanded into Newell in 1913. Both locations made Knowles dinnerware until the early 1930s when Harker took over production at the Chester plant. The Newell plant continued to make dinnerware until 1963.
***I'm listing this as a set but will consider selling the plates, bowls, and platter individually if there is serious interest***
Will ship very well packed in a large sturdy box - I have experience successfully shipping vintage and fragile items. Ships via USPS Ground Advantage, Priority, or UPS Ground. **Shipping costs reflect a properly packed item (in a large box with lots of packing material) that is guaranteed to arrive to you safely. My vintage items have survived for over 60 years and my goal is to make sure they survive their trip to their new owner.**
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