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Many an Amish built solid wood bookcase, hutch, cabinet or curio holds the precious porcelain collectible known as the butter pat, butter chips, butter pads or individual butters. While many young homemakers today may not know what a butter pat is, they still remain a compact, decorative and highly sought collectible. These miniature plates are […]

 
The 1700’s social evolution of tea as the beverage of choice in parlors across America brought with it a change in furniture styles and needs. Tea was brought from abroad from the far away and mysterious Orient, namely China. Even though most people in America had never traveled there nor met even a single Chinese […]