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Brocade Bread and Butter Plate
This is the smallest plate offered in the Brocade pattern. It is decorated in the Brocade floral pattern. Brocade pattern uses the Like China design in gold over green-blue glazes. Red Wing Potteries introduced their Like China line of dinnerware in 1963. In a departure from previous dinnerware lines, Like China patterns were stenciled onto the pieces in an effort to reduce production costs. Three of the patterns, Blue Shadows, Brocade and Damask used the same stencils and differed only in the glaze colors used. Classical, symmetric serving pieces topped with interesting, sculptured handles completes a very distinctive dinnerware line. All Like China designs are oven-proof, colorfast and detergent safe. Red Wing Potteries gradually converted from producing stoneware to dinnerware and art pottery. Starting in the 1930's and through their closure in 1967, Red Wing Potteries produced over a hundred different dinnerware patterns. Forms ranged from traditional shapes to the whimsical. Patterns included every design from floral motifs to the abstract. They produced heavy ceramic, fine china and economy dinnerware sets. Some patterns consisted of mostly flatware with few serving pieces. Some patterns consisted of only serving pieces. Other patterns had both. On the bottom of most Red Wing dinnerware pieces you will find three little dots. These dots are left in the glaze by the little tripod that the Potteries used to support the piece when they fired it in the kiln. The three dots are not damage, they are a remnant of the manufacturing process and authenticate the piece as being actual Red Wing.
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