I am still in Florida but I thought I would repost this tablescape , for Independence Day. I used American Heritage historical plates. I am not sure if you have noticed, but I love historical plates.
I am linking with Susan at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/ for Tablescape Thursday
and Christine's Table It at http://www.rustic-refined.com/
During our MS Southern Belles get together and while I was showing the girls where I keep my dishes, D saw this set and admired them. Then she asked if I ever did a tablescape with them. And no, I haven't! Then, I realized it is in between Memorial Day and Independence Day so I decided to do a series of patriotic tablescape starting with this one until Independence day.
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I used my pair of teapot candlesticks holder. They have blue and yellow on them.
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I also used this pair of Princess House cobalt blue candlesticks holder for the other side of the table. They are reversible. Do you see how I revered the other one?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qh5uz1-RplVw5L8XSWLMlnoCV3v67TeNdJmNP1gwj4mowOzYERicU3AJoloSYQPe8Qtz_Q3-Zv3E2iPN_8MTbzJ9JFVmyTd3PZEpfQnArux0-gnJbgEsAwEL9BjPvmWSgCQMxekaQuU/s800/DSC08995.JPG)
I used a set of white and blue porcelain charger plates, which are made in Portugal. I chose them for their simplicity because I want the focus to be on the dishes.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKDFvuBEghvO-_yBeGW-4XE8CjKVk-cIFxWxEpz5fTGK3IiFsWGYfVrzHKQTpWkesVVdmXFzQkirWFspR8v5U79_SdihVJxC4WsuLIos7E4kkVmH-MQCUT8-iMauq9mNSVV6RmcWI0JA/s800/plate+charger.jpg)
Eagle
Congress
Liberty Bell
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And the salad plate is what sold me on this set. Do you see where it says "Natchez" on it?
It's the Natchez steamboat with an American flag.
I used a small pottery for a salt cellar, my cobalt blue goblets and clear with silver edge wine glasses, teapot S & P shakers, the Royal Albert blue rose napkin rings and International silver plated flatware.
The soup bowl has 3 pictures on it namely: St. Louis's Arch, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge and I think that is the NY Empire State Building, which are all American icons.
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I do not know what this is but maybe it is a cotton field. Is that Martin Luther King on the gravy boat? Oh yes, it is Martin Luther King waving and talking to a crowd of followers and not a cotton field, lol.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eTzsb-Oj6FIzREF52Qif3-jHu_pVvc54Azk1xjebCfNs3BWsTDXTrcPt6l1x1vJNEqMLqVrYS0235dTdt9MDbpwGVdc0OoARKvReyPLN-D98Yqzkoz8DskaYUr3aNpQ1rLY8TqsDVM0/s800/gravy+boat.jpg)
The cups has 2 figures on them, an eagle and the White house on the other side. Please correct me if I am wrong but it does looks like the White House to me.
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For a centerpiece, I used a cobalt blue cake plate adorned with silver swag and I placed a red, white and blue stars and stripes Polish pottery candle holder, 2 crystal tea light holders and a plant with yellow flowers in a midnight blue pot, which I took in from outside.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYpkHa2xd710qPys5tgo-Ik3sGPnnQ5Tfiv1CzYV-Hnz89ZDkKP05CFFXwj-g8yN837MLSX9iLDtI6XqTgtKdaoRSkhJLYuIpJ3xLjFl8NnITSdvLYYeKvrOmfZ9fwZ1mdrBkD04EJY4/s800/DSC08988.JPG)
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I got this for free when I bought the dining room set more than 3 years ago. I had forgotten I had it and just saw it when I was putting away some towels in the guest bathroom closet. This is the first time I used it but I will use it more now that I saw it spread out. I did not realize how pretty it was.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnX5NidZN84H9JK9HlBa-1DNmY3xtCdAjp8GoEpSolblqTkHqv2tusk0L6xJWGM0N6lemq-ZRwL4o5-4Kv4X39B-0REXxf_ynphFyQhKr8nkUgwmGJQpbTF0ybLLpr-BdQoTURP1YUUM/s800/DSC09041.JPG)
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Well, I hope you enjoyed the first in my series of patriotic tablescapes. Thank you all for coming. And thanks Susan for hosting this. Now let's visit Susan at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/.
I am linking with Susan at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/ for Tablescape Thursday
and Christine's Table It at http://www.rustic-refined.com/
During our MS Southern Belles get together and while I was showing the girls where I keep my dishes, D saw this set and admired them. Then she asked if I ever did a tablescape with them. And no, I haven't! Then, I realized it is in between Memorial Day and Independence Day so I decided to do a series of patriotic tablescape starting with this one until Independence day.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0iymo3PYaupHQvrxE691uu8yv_M-KJZFzkoLIZyACM54bGpkXoXodllEsYQP6l7rh5KcQeZIa8CkwTE3TNt1kfkeLm7jJXFyvVSIpMmaC32WfQuVK95O_bCVF39nwKSLB6FmDxV_-EU/s800/centerpiece.jpg)
I used my pair of teapot candlesticks holder. They have blue and yellow on them.
I also used this pair of Princess House cobalt blue candlesticks holder for the other side of the table. They are reversible. Do you see how I revered the other one?
I used a set of white and blue porcelain charger plates, which are made in Portugal. I chose them for their simplicity because I want the focus to be on the dishes.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKDFvuBEghvO-_yBeGW-4XE8CjKVk-cIFxWxEpz5fTGK3IiFsWGYfVrzHKQTpWkesVVdmXFzQkirWFspR8v5U79_SdihVJxC4WsuLIos7E4kkVmH-MQCUT8-iMauq9mNSVV6RmcWI0JA/s800/plate+charger.jpg)
This is the dinner plate. It has 5 photos depicting American history. You will see a close up in the next mosaic.
Can you recognize all of them? Of course you do!
Statue of Liberty
White House ( I think)
White House ( I think)
Eagle
Congress
Liberty Bell
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kBb_eY_gyu2l71rroV1gHgkIId_4hD_v4zGfm0u65SsxfRa7hF1GKlO07lAnr2wyWyYOXwGFVHvu-b4vxvkU8ixSu3X_a1LRUOD4yRE6GfMiIGYkG9dhLRPHEEQUr2yMLLufNQSiywo/s800/dinner+plates.jpg)
And the salad plate is what sold me on this set. Do you see where it says "Natchez" on it?
It's the Natchez steamboat with an American flag.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Efrr1g7YSKw3ocJd6DsgTfBmzMPzQoWq4nr3661b5fk52KEMd2uLVB78szyCjzleUDgbw1VMRamp8L3rN5cXNAxTy9YmVJg6T-_MeDNfbtq3ZS1Sn-g1NURovheyytcMMXhBipZ9qwo/s800/salad+plate,+Natchez+steam+boat.jpg)
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I do not know what this is but maybe it is a cotton field. Is that Martin Luther King on the gravy boat? Oh yes, it is Martin Luther King waving and talking to a crowd of followers and not a cotton field, lol.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eTzsb-Oj6FIzREF52Qif3-jHu_pVvc54Azk1xjebCfNs3BWsTDXTrcPt6l1x1vJNEqMLqVrYS0235dTdt9MDbpwGVdc0OoARKvReyPLN-D98Yqzkoz8DskaYUr3aNpQ1rLY8TqsDVM0/s800/gravy+boat.jpg)
The cups has 2 figures on them, an eagle and the White house on the other side. Please correct me if I am wrong but it does looks like the White House to me.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsd-r7DagG1tnvafPOqBNYc2YwUMSD7jqZLHAhaQ_RIb703BU7hRIfbadfYUfn1B65kwp67dAO3fpojyB14nENhPikkqZDXwQlKdY1_xckOT2ksw4HO5RSeYNrzA5bb5qhTR55EdXZiM/s800/coffee+or+tea+cups.jpg)
For a centerpiece, I used a cobalt blue cake plate adorned with silver swag and I placed a red, white and blue stars and stripes Polish pottery candle holder, 2 crystal tea light holders and a plant with yellow flowers in a midnight blue pot, which I took in from outside.
I got this for free when I bought the dining room set more than 3 years ago. I had forgotten I had it and just saw it when I was putting away some towels in the guest bathroom closet. This is the first time I used it but I will use it more now that I saw it spread out. I did not realize how pretty it was.