I’m so impressed that so many of you have these names (multiple) of styles and such memorized!
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I can’t speak for everyone else, but I had to look all of mine up 
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I knew the name of my Lenox pattern, but didn’t know the name of my grandmother’s set until @Hoggirl described the Rosenthal set she had and I looked up the pictures. I also had to look up the name of the Corelle dish set.
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lol I love that you all are coming clean. 
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That plate is gorgeous 
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Y’all are making it difficult to keep my eye on our decluttering plan when you show amazing place settings and make me want to do a deep dive to find them and add them to what I already own.
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I need to rethink my laundry storage! What a great idea….
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Earlier in my career, I was in the Tabletop Industry. So many fine china patterns and fine flatware sets have been discontinued, as many of these factories have gone out of business or been bought out. If anyone is looking for missing pieces or wants to add to a current set. This is a great resource. https://www.replacements.com/
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I don’t expect to get much money if I sell it to replacements.com. But if my kids don’t want my stuff I would rather do that than haul it off to a thrift store where the chances of anyone wanting it are slim and it will end up being trashed.
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We store most of our china and stemware in this cabinet; large serving and completer pieces are in a lower shelf in storage. The fine china is in the white quilted covers, which is why I don’t bother to get them out often.
Our stemware is Kosta-Boca Chateau, which looks much better in person than in photos. We have white, red, and flutes. Somewhere along the way I found tumblers in a similar pattern. We also have a variety of other stemware picked up along the way, often at the Old Town Chicago original Crate & Barrel outlet store.
Our silver plate is Gorham Old Dominion. It was a wedding gift from MIL (service for 12), who always made a big deal out of telling us to count it whenever we put it away. Since it’s just silverplate and not solid, I’m sure it won’t be worth much if son ever decides to dispose of it. We do have an eclectic collection of sterling pieces both gifted and inherited. We found a stainless pattern that’s very close to the Gorham so use that everyday. And we have a full set of pewter flatware that I’m pretty sure we got either free or discounted from a grocery chain in Chicago decades ago. It’s heavy and takes a bit of extra care to wash so seldom gets used.
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Pewter flatware is the only kind that will be completely, irreparably ruined with one trip through the dishwasher. Williams Sonoma carried one design in pewter which came with multiple printed warnings about never putting it in the dishwasher in addition to the sales associates warnings about it when ringing up the sale. People still came in, outraged, with the ruined flatware and demanded refunds or exchanges. There’s nothing like working in high end retail to realize that there are idiots at every financial level.
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Yes, that’s why we seldom use it - only if we need extra. Then hand wash and dry.
Prelude is nicer than Rhapsody. Rhapsody has too much of a Danish modern look. That’s why I have never liked it.
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I’ve been reading this thread all week between meetings at work. Such lovely things to think about and distract from the world! My fine china is Wedgewood Bohkara. I love it just as much today as the day I chose it for my registry. The paint color in my dining room was selected as the best color to compliment the pattern as it’s on display 11 months a year in a glass cabinet–lol.
That said, we never use it and who knows if our next home will even have a formal dining room. You all are providing me with inspiration to get it out of the cabinet and onto the table
And then we have the Christmas Spode from my parents. That 12th month? It’s all about that set.
I don’t save a lot to “pass down” – I want my kids to be able to build their own lives unencumbered by mine – but these two sets of dishware will be in that small group of items. I’m thrilled to know there’s some interest in them from both kids already.
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That’s a gorgeous pattern!
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Funny you say that. My dining room is painted a darkish blue, which is an accent color in my china pattern, but I never considered the china when I picked the dining room color. We hired a professional to help us decide what colors to paint our house, and I was really happy when she said I should go “bold” or whatever (not neutral) in a room or two.
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Wedgwood Bohkara is a gorgeous pattern.
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I am loving looking up everyone’s china. When I looked up mine, it says handwash. BOOO! I’m not sure dh will let me put it in the dishwasher. He carefully handwashes each piece when we use it.
Anyway, mine is Noritake Jenna.
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Just a different type of dishwasher.
You’re not doing it—you win.