T Stands For Treated Like A Little Princess

After I posted T Stands for Blooming Tea, my friend, Tiggy, from Scotland commented on how I didn't have a sandwich plate with the tea service. I told Tiggy since my friend, Red, has dietary issues, I don't usually put out goodies when we get together for tea. Tiggy just said, "too late."

After 3 or almost 4 weeks went by, Tiggy asked if I had received a package. Nothing had showed up, and I told her not to worry. I had ordered a custom made bracelet from England for the Young One's college graduation back in 2014. Over a month had gone by, no bracelet. I contacted the jeweler and he sent another. The day after the 2nd bracelet arrived, the 1st bracelet arrived. And so after a long wait,

Tiggys package arrived tightly wrapped as if the Crown jewels were inside.

Pretty stickers hold wrapping tissue in place. 

Inside, a lovely sandwich plate depicting a scene with "heeland coo design" (Highland cows). I didn't know these oblong plates were called sandwich plates. I thought they were used to serve crackers and cheese or cookies. In her note, Tiggy said, "Nowadays, some people use these as dressing table tidies."

The markings on the back of the plate.

Tiggy's lovely postcard with a notation that that date of the plate is from the 1920s or 1930s. I did a little research on the Empire Porcelain Company. To find the stamp: England 6-58 means the piece was made in June of 1958. Still vintage, but not as old as Tiggy may have been told when she picked it up. Old or new, it's a lovely,charming piece. 

And fit for the table setting for a Little Princess's lunch. The postcard also included instructions on how to serve. "Sandwiches cut into triangles and placed like a mountain peak on the plate." There was even a fun drawing showing how the sandwiches were to be arranged.

When I'm home alone, I usually eat lunch on a paper plate or over the sink, but Saturday was such a beautiful day, I decided to treat myself like royalty. set a proper table, and enjoy lunch in the sun room. 

I made some egg salad, cut the crust off the bread, and arranged the sandwiches on the plate as directed. I didn't have white sandwich bread so my triangles aren't evenly sized. I thought the sandwich plate would look nice with my Willow Ware plates, and the blueberry teapot a remembrance of my Godmother. She would have approved of the sandwich plate.

Thank you so much for thinking of me, my dear friend. Oh, and Tiggy, for future reference. I take my tea white with one sugar. One day, I plan to visit and have tea in your wee hoosie.

Drop by hosts, Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog to find out what the rest of the T Stands For gang is up to. If you want to play, include in your Tuesday post a beverage or container for a beverage. Don't forget to link your blog to Bleubeard and Elizabeth's page.