Featured Collectible - Midwinter Stonehenge Dinnerware

It's no real secret, if you have read my blog for very long, that I have a bit of an obsession with vintage dinnerware and sell a good bit of it on eBay. I just love finding a pattern or brand that I haven't seen before, and researching - which is really just a code word for drooling over - all the different patterns that the company makes, and wishing I had the space and money to keep at least several hundred different sets of dishes in my house.

I had the luck last weekend to find a small set of Midwinter Stonehenge dishes in the Sun pattern - I had never seen either the brand or the pattern before, but I loved it immediately. How could I not?:

Vintage Midwinter Stonehenge Sun Oval Serving Platter

Vintage Midwinter Stonehenge Sun Bread Plates

Vintage Midwinter Stonehenge Sun Soup Bowls

Aren't they just amazing? They are Oh-So-Very-70's - the pattern was made between 1973 and 1986, as a matter of fact. There is a blue version called Moon which is equally awesome:

Vintage Midwinter Stonehenge Moon Oval Serving Platter

The serving pieces are too adorable, I wish I would have gotten some with the Sun set I found... Look at this creamer with coffee cups and saucers in the Earth pattern:

Vintage Midwinter Stonehenge Earth Coffee Cup Set

Here is a casserole dish in the Night pattern:

Vintage Midwinter Stonehenge Night Casserole Dish

The coffee pots are too adorable for words - here is one in the Creation pattern:

Vintage Midwinter Stonehenge Creation Coffee Pot

Most of their patterns and pattern names have a kind of nature inspired, hippie-esque feel to them, but they avoid the stereotypical garish design in favor of a more subdued, modern look - which makes me love them all the more!

Vintage Midwinter Stonehenge Hazelwood Casserole Dish

Vintage Midwinter Stonehenge Wild Oats Bread Plates

Custom Made Midwinter Stonehenge Spring Pattern Tidbit Serving Tray

Vintage Midwinter Stonehenge Day Bread Plate

Vintage Midwinter Stonehenge Summer Dinner Plate

What I think is really neat about the patterns is that a lot of them seem very mix and match - like you could create a set that was made up of Sun, Summer, and Day and it would be really pretty and interesting... There is also an all white pattern that you could use to fill in gaps until you found the patterned piece you were missing - the possibilities seem pretty endless!

There are lots more shapes and patterns than I can talk about here, of course, but I just had to share a few of my favorites! :)