Gladding McBean - Franciscan El Patio Serving Pieces
No table could be complete without the extra touches of matching serving pieces.
Gladding-McBean introduced an array of pieces for completing the well dressed table. These included
the everyday pieces, like chop plates and serving platters, plus candle holders and the accessories
needed to dress up the table for special occasions.
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Candle holders
There were two different types of relish dishes made.
The style of the gravy server in El Patio changed over the years.
The three styles were
detached pedestal base, attatched pedestal base, and modified base.
Covered butter dish. This set may be considered a "special" but it is the only butter dish we have found produced during the El Patio years. So this is the one both Gaberial and I use with our El Patio.
Salt and pepper shakers
El Patio Chop plates are coupe shaped, and were produced in three sizes.
Platters were commonly oval and rim shaped, and had two standard sizes.
The bright yellow glossy platter on the left is a mystery.
It measures 10 1/2" long and 7 3/8" wide.
It's color is a deeper, slightly darker yellow than other
El Patio pieces and the platter itself is made slightly thicker with a wider rim.
The stamp on the back shows that is was made between February 1939 and August 1940.
We've never seen another like it
and aren't certain if this is El Patio, Rancho or ?
If anyone has any ideas, or can solve our mystery, please send us an email.
The El Patio Toast Cover, shown here on a salad plate, had a small hole instead of a finial.
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