Friday Featured Art: The Bowles Porcelain Gallery

One of the areas of the Legion of Honor Museum that I really liked was The Bowles Porcelain Gallery.  Pieces from the 18th century Chelsea porcelain from England (bottom) reminded me of a Chelsea reproduction that I bought for my mom at the Palace of Holyroodhouse shop in Edinburgh (top).  Lovely.

China Patterns

On Saturday we were at the Milwaukee Art Museum, and we noticed some really fabulous china. It made me think of the china that we saw at the Palace of Holyroodhouse last summer. And it made me think of the presidential china that we saw at the Harry Truman Library. My china is just white with a silver band, but I'm really liking the idea of some beautifully colored/patterned pieces. (The top set is from the royal collection, the middle is John Quincy Adams, and the bottom is Franklin Pierce.)