Vintage 1940s Sheffield Floral Chop Plate with Gold Filigree circa 1949 straw or a pile of spaghetti

or a pile of spaghetti

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Vintage 1940s Sheffield Floral Chop Plate with Gold Filigree circa 1949 straw or a pile of spaghetti{HISTORY} Sheffield is the name of many things. It's a city in South Yorkshire, England. A town in Iowa and a pottery in Massachusetts. This platter hails from the New England pottery first started by the husband and wife team, Joseph and Marie Cowen in 1946. Just after they were married, Joseph and Marie bought a farm in Sheffield, MA with the intention of growing vegetables and raising animals. Upon discovery of a clay pit on their property, they