{"product_id":"tudor-plate-queen-bess-oneida-community-c-1946","title":"Tudor Plate \"Queen Bess\" Oneida Community, c. 1946","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA charming \u003cstrong\u003ecake server\u003c\/strong\u003e in Oneida Community’s Queen Bess pattern, introduced in \u003cstrong\u003e1946\u003c\/strong\u003e under the company’s Tudor Plate trademark. The pattern was created in the immediate postwar period and was marketed as a \u003cstrong\u003eBetty Crocker premium\u003c\/strong\u003e, allowing customers to collect coupons from selected General Mills products and redeem them for pieces of the silverplate service. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design was promoted as a dramatic new pattern \u003cstrong\u003einspired by the Garden Rose of China\u003c\/strong\u003e, with sweeping floral decoration that gives the otherwise practical tableware a distinctly romantic character. Oneida marketed Queen Bess as \u003cstrong\u003eextra-heavy silverplate\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the principal forks and spoons receiving an additional layer of pure silver. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQueen Bess was produced as a substantial service, including everyday flatware as well as specialized serving pieces such as \u003cstrong\u003eberry spoons, jelly servers, gravy ladles, master butter knives, and pie and cake servers\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne small historical wrinkle: Oneida used the name \u003cstrong\u003eQueen Bess for more than one pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e, so this particular floral design is often catalogued today as \u003cstrong\u003eQueen Bess II\u003c\/strong\u003e to distinguish it from an earlier Oneida pattern of the same name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silver plate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 9 5\/8\" L\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good vintage condition with light marks of wear.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44228902846551,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/3505\/3399\/files\/115_5896da80-a829-4b4f-8843-683523ca9346.jpg?v=1788453181","url":"https:\/\/gladysavenue.com\/products\/tudor-plate-queen-bess-oneida-community-c-1946","provider":"Gladys Avenue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}