Tall Tales from the Patterson Ranch

My aunt did something extra special for the family this year for Christmas, and especially for us grandkids. She put together a collection of Irish crystal and porcelain, some of which belonged to our grandparents, some of which was purchased for their similarity to items my grandparents have. Heres is a picture of what we received to begin our own collection of Irish linen, porcelain, and crystal.

The Belleek pieces can be easily dated by the nature of the stamp on the bottom of the piece. Our two vases have the 2nd and 3rd Green Mark. You can learn more about Belleek Pottery and the meaning of the marks at Marion Langham’s site.

 

We haven’t done enough reading to know how to date the Wade pieces we have, but they are from Wade of Ireland factory which is no longer around. You can still find Irish Wade being sold, though, so it will be easy enough to grow our collection.