Blue Willow, China Replacements, Robbins Nest
Replacement china in Blue Willow patterns at Robbins Nest made by several different potters.
Blue Willow patterns made by various potters including
Homer Laughlin,
Churchill,
Alfred Meakin,
Allertons,
Japan Fine China,
Johnson Brothers, Myott,
Royal China and
Swinnertons (Royal Wessex).
Blue Willow, The Legend...Once there lived a very wealthy mandarin who
had a beautiful daughter named Hong Shee, who fell in love with her father´s
secretary, a man named Chang. To keep them apart, the father imprisoned
his daughter in the palace. One day she escaped, and the two lovers raced
over the bridge to a waiting boat. They managed to elude the mandarin,
reach the boat, and sail away. A storm developed; the boat foundered; and
the couple were lost at sea. It is said that two love birds appeared immediately
thereafter - the spirits of Hong Shee and Chang, and live on to this day.
Blue Willow was first offered almost two hundred yeas ago by a famous English maker
of fine china. Blue Willow is still the most popular pattern to ever appear
on dinnerware. The popularity of the pattern has not faded with time or
life style changes as fads and fashions usually do. Blue Willow is as collectible
today as ever and is still being made in England and in many countries
around the world.
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