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Vintage 1880s-1890s "Our Daily Bread" Early #1249843

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Vintage 1880s-1890s  Our Daily Bread  Early #1249843
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This Victorian era bread plate is a historical artifact! The center of the plate is surrounded by beads and includes "Our Daily Bread."</em></td>
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This Victorian era bread plate is a beauty as well as a historical artifact!<p>

Of EAPG from the 1890s, this plate measures 10 x 8 inches. It is decorated in an intricate design of scallops and beads within oval panes. Around the edge of the plate, the decor of the panes alternates, with one clear and the next with circles and ovals. The center of the plate is a large oval surrounded by beads. It includes the stylized text "Our Daily Bread."<p>

Bread plates were used to serve the bread at the table. They were made either flat or slightly sloped and rectangular or round. Bread was considered the "staff of life" and was a valued commodity on the Victorian table. It was a natural extension for the Victorians to give thanks for it. By the 1870s bread plates in many EAPG patterns had "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" or other mottos on their table plates. These plates were between 10 and 12 inches long and 7-8 inches wide. These were made until the end of the Victorian era.<p>

This bread plate has a very small chip on the rim which does not affect its beauty or function.<p>

(For a bit of history: The history of manufacturing glass in America started with the colonization of America before its independence from England. By the mid-19th century, glass manufacturing processes were refined, allowing the craftsmen to design intricate and lovely designs. By the 1870s, glass was being colored. Lead began to disappear from the formulas, and soda or lime, more available and less expensive ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1880</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:Vintage 1880s-1890s "Our Daily Bread" Early</td></tr>


<tr><td>Type:EAPG</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:Hillsboro, Ohio USA</td></tr>
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