I love using my Royal Staffordshire American Heritage china for Independence Day! Here I have the Bread and Butter Plate which depicts the Boston Tea Party layered on top of a Spode Pink Tower Dinner Plate.
I am using placemats that look like the original American flag, gold chargers, and napkins.
For my centerpiece, I have placed a lantern on a small cake stand. The lantern reminds me of Paul Revere's signal lantern: one if by land, two if by sea! On top of the lantern is a Continental soldier.
I put fireworky - sparklers and an American flag in two Moravian star candleholders.
We put two buntings up on our porch. I could use about 50 more to go around all sides of this wraparound porch, but this will have to do for now!
When you walk into the foyer, Uncle Sam has taken off his hat!
And there's so good and appropriate reading material in the parlor!
I love the Signers of the Declaration of Independence plate. A close up of it was featured on my Instagram account (@carolinajewel) earlier this week.
Also in the Parlor is my tea table featuring a tea party with Betsy Ross. I shared this table a few weeks ago. (LINK HERE). The good news is that I just found a new creamer and sugar bowl in the Royal Stafforshire American Heritage pattern! The sugar bowl has Betsy Ross and George Washington and the cream pitcher has Paul Revere.
I have more Royal Staffordshire in the kitchen!
The plate on the left is the Spirit of "76 in the American Heritage pattern and the platter with George Washington Crossing the Delaware is Liberty Blue American Colonial Scenes on Stafforshire. The plate on the right is Wedgewood and shows Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home.
Close ups of all below!
And in the Butler's Pantry I have a plate depicting Independence Hall in Philadelpia.
I hope you will all have a happy and safe Independence Day with family and friends! I will be sharing this with Between Naps on the Porch.
