Bread, historically the Staff of Life, was a very special commodity in Victorian Homes. And Victorians were quick to have a special place for it and to give thanks for it. During the 1870s many EAPG patterns had the prayer, "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" deeply molded into their bread plates. Some had other mottos. Most were around 11 -12" long by 7-9" wide although some are round.
      It is hard to distinguish whether a pattern's plate or platter was a bread plate or a cake plate or just a large serving tray. They forgot to leave such records about their use for us unless it happened to be shown in a catalog. And the plates were probably used interchangeably for whatever the need at hand. By the end of the Victorian era, the typical oval bread plates, at least the ones carrying the mottos must have fallen out of favor. The value of the various patterned plates varies wildly.
     These make wonderful wedding gifts.
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This plate, originally named the NATIONAL BREAD PLATE, is now commonly called
"MISS LIBERTY"  aka Columbia, is a great example of early American historical glass.
It was shown in the catalog of the National Glass Co. Company "F", Ripley & Co.. 
We know of no other pattern made in these colors by Ripley so it may have been
made by another National Glass Co. factory .
It is 13" long plate, & was made ca 1891.  We own these in clear, amber, vaseline and blue.
 We have seen this plate pictured in amethyst but are skeptical about that color being original. 
The amethyst plate we saw pictured appeared to have been color altered.
These plates are not for sale - they beautify the wall of our Pattern Glass Office.
ACTRESS aka Opera by Adams & Co. 1880-85.  Features Miss Neilson & the "Give Us This Day..." motto. There is some in-the-making roughness on the table rim seen HERE. A close up of Miss Neilson is seen HERE.  $95 BARLEY aka Indian
Tree pattern was made
by Campbell Jones
ca. 1870s.  It is 9.5" x
11 3/4", has no
motto and is an unlisted form of the pattern.
$58 		LIBERTY BELL
Signers' platter made by Adams & Co. in 1875 to celebrate America's Centennial. An imprint of
each of the signers is around the side and bottom outside area. It is 9 1/2" x 13" & guaranteed to be an
original issue.  $115

FLATTENED FINECUT
by a maker unknown to us.  It is 8.5" x 9.5" excluding. handles & has little flowers on the handles.
$45		 FLEUR 'd LIS & DRAPE made by Adams & Co.
1888.  It is 9" diameter & has no motto. 
**SOLD** 		ONE O ONE aka Beaded 101 is a Geo. Duncan
pattern from 1885.  It has
the "Give Us This Day" motto around the center. 
$68
LATER DOUBLE VINE is attributed to the Burlington Glass Works ca. 1870s & pictured in
the Canadian Glass Handbook.  We have 2 &
they both have some roughness around the
outer edge.  $55 each.		 TWO BANDS is aka
Doyle's #200 pattern made
ca. 1880.  It is 10.5" diameter, has no motto and is $58.
PANELLED DIAMOND POINT, a Bryce Higbee pattern ca. 1890s.  It is
10 1/2 x 8 1/4".  We have
2 @ $45 each.		 SCROLL WITH
FLOWERS was made by McKee Glass Co. ca. 1880. Also called a cake plate.
10 1/2" diameter.  We
have 2 @ $55 each.		 WHEAT SPRIG aka Sprig per Corrigan whose maker is unknown to us, but 1880s era.  It has a couple of spots of undissolved particles seen HERE & the "Give
Us This Day" motto.  $55
HORSESHOE aka Good
Luck aka Prayer Rug
was made by Adams
Glass Co. ca. 1881.  This
is a rare 10 1/4" diameter plate for $110. See the 2 handled platter below.		 SHEAF OF WHEAT
This is an original issue of
the bread plate found in the
ruins of the Little House
on the Prairie. See the 2
small flat flakes under the
base rim HERE  & HERE.
$85
 SAXON pattern by Bakewell, Pears ca. 1875. The handles picture pineapples, the symbol of hospitality.  We have 2 @ $75 each.

     CHAIN THUMBPRINTS - A 9 1/2" diam.
plate with handles by a maker we've not learned but
from the late 1800s. $48		 FLORAL FENCE is 10" diam, made by Dalzell, Gilmore & Leighton ca. 1880s. It has beautiful detail in the flowers
in the surrounding fence. **SOLD**
This is the famous LORD'S SUPPER plate by Model Flint Glass Co. ca. 1888
that is seen everywhere in reproduction but this is the first time we've ever
found an original! Besides the intricate detail of the disciples and Christ & the
table & the room, the key is the rays around the head of Christ (see center photo). This is a genuine collectors' item. **SOLD**

ATLANTIC CABLE is what Welker calls this plate made by Doyle ca. 1880s. It is 7 1/2" x 8" w/ tab type handles. $52

CLEAR RIBBON
 pattern's maker is known
but is from the 1880s. It has the "Give Us This Day" motto. $97

 LATTICE aka DIAMOND BAR is a large 13 1/4" x 9" plate with the timely motto
"Waste Not, Want Not". It
has small nics under two
corners. $85

MINERVA aka ROMAN MEDALLION,
a majestic pattern,was made by Adams & Co.
1881 - 1885. It is 9" x 13" & has no motto.
It is slightly discolored so discounted to $55.

STORK or CRANE plate by the Iowa City Glass Co. ca 1881.
It has a frosted Center w/ 3 birds;
8” x 12” and the 101 border.
$95.  We have one with the flower basket handles for $135.
PANELLED DEWDROPS has the "Give Us This Day" motto on the 2 outer edges. It
is 12 1/2" x 9 1/4" & was
made by Campbell Jones
& Co. ca. 1878. $85
 GOLDEN RULE Plate in the STAR & PILLAR pattern by McKee ca. 1880 has “Do
Unto Others as You Would
Have Them Do Unto You” around  the outside rim.
11" in diameter.
See Close up HERE. $135		 ROPE BANDS aka ARGENT is a full pattern line by Bryce Bros. ca 1884. It is 8 3/4" x 13" & has no motto. $65

DAISY & BUTTON W/ CROSSBARS
is a Richards & Hartley creation c. 1885.
They are 8" x 11".
In vaseline $105 & in blue **SOLD**		 SUNBURST aka FLATTENED DIAMO ND & SUNBURST was made by Bryce Walker in the 1870s. It has the "Give Us This Day" motto around the center - HARD to photograph! 11" diam
& $82

DAISY & BUTTON W/ THUMBPRINT PANELS
pattern is Adams #86 made c. 1886. They are
7 1/2" x 11" and the blue is $85
& we have 2 amber ones for $75 each.		 THOUSAND EYE aka
3 KNOB - Adam's pattern
#13 ca 1890s. 8 1/4" x 11". It has a flat flake on corner edge.
$65

SHERATON pattern was
a Bryce Higbee creation
c. 1885. This amber
bread plate is
8" x 10" $65.		 CALIFORNIA aka
BEADED GRAPE, made by
the U S Glass Co. is a great
pattern from the 1890s. This
is the RARE "' x 10 1/2" bread
plate.  $285		 VALENCIA WAFFLE
is Adams' pattern #85 c. 1880s. This is a shallow tray & has a chip on one corner and some mold roughness on the inside rim. $45

FLOWER POT aka Potted
Plant aka Flower Plant is by
Adams & Co. c. 1880s.   See 2 handle flakes HERE & a nic HERE. Motto is
"In God We Trust" $75 		BRIDAL ROSETTES aka Checkerboard is Westmoreland's pattern #500 c. 1910.  $45 WILDFLOWER by Adams
c. 1870s is 8 1/2" x 11"
$55

ADONIS aka Washboard aka Pleat & Tuck is by McKee c. 1897.  It has
a couple of edge chips
so is only $24		 FAITH, HOPE &
CHARITY is embossed on
the perimeter of this 'deep
dish' plate.  There are 3 tiny nics on the edge of the inside
bottom; perhaps from mfg.
Signed "Patd November
23, 1875"**SOLD**		 FROSTED RIBBON
pattern 9" x 13" platter  by
Bakewell Pears & Co.
c. 1870. Lo those many
decades ago and not a
smidgeon of damage!
$125
SCALLOPED TAPE aka Jewel Band pattern's bread plate says, "BREAD IS THE STAFF OF LIFE".  It is 9" x 13" and is $55. ACTRESS pattern has several bread plates.  This one shows the boy with a spyglass from HMS Pinafore.  It is $110. This historical bread plate says "IN REMEMBRANCE", is called Three Presidents and pictures , Washington and Lincoln.
The platter of the FROSTED LION Pattern made by Gillinder and Sons ca. 1877 is 13" long. The handles are clear reclining lions & the frosted center shows a lion family of
three.   $125.
Iowa City Glass Company made this plate with herons, cranes or storks (appreciate ornithology help here) in the center, flower baskets on the handles and stags on the top and bottom edges. $145
This is the U S Glass Co. OREGON State Pattern's bread plate which is 11 1/2" long and $45.

The STIPPLED CHERRY pattern carries the motto, "Our Daily Bread" and is $55
Here is a Bread Plate some call Wind God or AEOLIS. 
We are told it was made by Riverside Glass Works.
The decor (see enlarged handle) is crystallography.
It is about 11" long and $125.

MARYLAND State Pattern by U S Glass is about 9" long, has no motto and is **SOLD**.
BEADED GRAPE aka CALIFORNIA State pattern by U S Glass Co.
7" x 10" c.1890s
$285

This 9" x 12" historical platter is by Bakewell Pears c. 1882.- also called the
RAILROAD Platter. It
has a large flat chip on the corner of one handle corner so reduced to $85.

This 1880s pattern is ARGYLE aka Oval Medallion aka Beaded Oval Windows.  In the center is a celtic cross and "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread". The blue one is $125. The vaseline one is **SOLD**. The pattern was also made in clear and amber.  The maker is unknown.
CALIFORNIA aka Clear Diagonal Band pattern has the unique motto "Eureka" - the well known cry signaling the discovery of gold in California. **SOLD**

This 10" plate has the words "IT IS PLEASANT TO LABOR FOR THOSE WE LOVE" around the perimeter and a bunch of grapes in the center. It has a 1/4" slit in one place on the outside edge so reduced to  $58.
Another U S Glass States'
pattern, CAROLINA was
made ca 1903 and is
8" x 10". 
**SOLD**
This bread plate was named Notched Border by Belknap. 
Made in milk glass & purple slag also by Atterbury c. 1880s.  It is 13" x 9 1/2" and a very deep turquoise color. There are faint daisies in each handle. $85

A blue THOUSAND EYE plate by Adams ca. 1870s.  It is 10" square and $65.  We have an amber one for the same price.
SHELL & TASSEL is one of the fanciest patterns of EAPG. Made by Geo. Duncan & Sons ca. 1881, it is 8 1/2" x 12" and has 'wells' in the four corners.  See side view HERE.  $95

  The motto on this STAR ROSETTED pattern plate says, "A Good Mother Makes a Happy Home".  Don't you know
feminists hate that?!  It was made by McKee to celebrate America's Centennial in 1876. **SOLD**

 
This blue ROCK OF AGES plate by Atterbury is not for
sale; its in our collection, but
wanted to show it here.  It is embossed, Give Us This Day
Our Daily Bread around the perimeter.
“Simply to Thy Cross I Cling”
is embossed in the cross
in the center of these
ROCK OF AGES plates
and “ PAT’d DEC 7’75” is
at the base of the scene.

We have a clear
ROCK OF AGES
plate   **SOLD**

This is a quirky pattern called GARDEN OF EDEN aka Lotus w/ Serpent by an unknown maker (although some think Portland) ca. 1870s.  It has the "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" motto and is $85.
 You have to wonder what goes through some
glass makers minds when they design a platter for a
pattern with a crying baby spilling her food.  The pattern
is ROYAL LADY by Belmont ca.1881.  It is found in
clear but this is the only colored example we have seen.
It is in our collection.
DIAMOND QUILTED is a timeless pattern design by an unknown maker ca 1880s.  The plates are leaf shaped 10 1/2" x 12". We have 2 in blue for $65 each & 1 in amber for $62. 
 Duncan made this elegant bread platter for their 1870s pattern known as JAPANESE aka Oriental aka Bird in Ring aka Butterfly & Fan aka Japanese Fan.  The perimeter has the molded pattern and the center has another of those hard to photograph crystallography with a bird and floral motif. **SOLD**

The design on this plate is hard to see.  It is crystallography.  The plate is variously known as CUPID'S HUNT or Virginia Dare.  A lady's head is in the center and cupids dance
around the perimeter.
It is 7" x 11" and $125.
Iowa City Glass Co. made this
9" plate in honor of this web
site's Granny.  It is called the ELAINE plate! See a close-up of the center HERE.  The
border is their signature 101 design.  $235
Bunches of grapes grace the handles of this bread plate in Canton's 1870s pattern,
DAHLIA. It is **SOLD**. 
We have a blue one for $85

This is the great EAPG pattern, PLEAT & PANEL aka
Derby by Bryce Bros.
ca. early 1880s. The handles
on this 8 1/2" x 13" plate
are open $95.
ANTHEMION aka Albany is the name for this Model Flint Glass Works' pattern made in 1895.  Its folded around the edges and about 11" diam.  May or may not be a bread plate but is clear and could be used for anything.  $48
 A Sheaf of Wheat bread plate in Laura Ingall's Wilder's book about her experiences in the Little House on the Prairie. It has the "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" motto. **SOLD**

A pretty blue example of an unknown maker's pattern DIAGONAL BAND aka Diagonal Block &
Fan from the early 1880s. 
This plate has also been seen in amber & vaseline.  $85		 DEER & PINETREE aka Deer & Doe
pattern was made by McKee ca. 1886.  The
bread plate is 8" x 13" & shows the scene
pictured close-up at right, on each end.
Apple Green is the color & it is scarce.
$175

A rare original issue bread plate of the Boston Sandwich EGYPTIAN Pattern c 1875 showing the Mormon Temple. Around the inner rim is
"Give Us This Day our
Daily Bread".
It has no damage. 
**SOLD**
The EGYPTIAN pattern also included a bread plate with an actual Egyptian motif - a figure now referred to as Cleopatra.
The outer perimeter of the plate
is exactly like the Temple pattern pictured here on the left,
including the motto. It is 8 1/2"
x 13" & it has a 'fleabite' on
one corner for $65.
 This is an English Motto plate about 10" diam. which says, "The Compliments of the Season" and it is an obvious reference to Christmas by the holly
in the center. 
**SOLD**

CUPID & VENUS pattern from 1875 is rare in color.  This bread plate is 10 1/2" in diameter. and has no damage.  It is $275. This pattern is Inominata (the pattern without a name). It is 10" diam. & engraved with distinctive handles. Thanks to a friend for
IDing it for us!  See Kamm
4. ca. 1880s **SOLD**		 HORSESHOE aka Good Luck aka Prayer Rug by Adams Glass Co pattern ca 1881. "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" motto & single horseshoe handles, 1 has a nic seen HERE and a small fracture line seen HERE $45.  1 has a tiny 'flea bite' on one handle $55.  And 1 has no damage. $85
This is the bread plate or cake
plate for the CHAIN WITH STAR pattern.  It is 11"
diameter and has a tiny ding on
one scallop and is $55.		 EGG IN SAND is
the pattern for this unusual bread plate. 
It measures 12 1/2"
x 8" & is $46.		 GARFIELD DRAPE is a large pattern line - SEE.  This is the Lindsey #303 11" plate mourning the loss of President Garfield and is $85.  We have the plain "star" center plate for $75.


This is the platter JERSEY LILY pattern, formerly known as Center Medallion. It is footed, 13” x 7 1/2” with a shallow chip on side of one handle. This is a scarce platter. **SOLD** The RETRIEVER plate
has a dog swimming in
the center of it!  It is
known in milk glass, Clambroth & clear.  This
milk glass one has no
damage and is **SOLD**		 PANELLED FORGET ME NOT is a full line pattern by Bryce Bros. c. 1880s. We have many pieces of this pattern in stock. This bread plate is **SOLD**
The ASHMAN pattern is well known & a full line from the 1880s.  The bread tray center is inscribed "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread. **SOLD** CURTAIN TIEBACK is one of the earliest non-flint
patterns from the 1860s. The center portrays the Biblical
quotation, "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread"
(see 2nd photo).  It is without damage & $75
 
CHAIN & SHIELD is one of the very
few patterns we have been told were
made by Portland Glass Co. It has a large but very shallow chip seen HERE.  Only the tiny part on the edge of the plate is visible.  The rest is so shallow it hardly shows. From the 1870s, it is 8 1/2 X 12” and $65.		 This adorable STIPPLED FORGET-
ME- NOT plate has a reclining kitten lounging
in the center.  It is 9" in diameter, by
the Findlay Flint Co. 1890s.  See a close-up photo of the kitten HERE & a close-up photo of the chip on the side HERE. $55		  
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