"Jessica V." > wrote in
:

> Mike wrote:
>
>> Golden age of silverware
>> As time passed, however, silverware — made of silver plating or
>> sterling silver — became a defining tradition at special meals and
>> celebrations. Today, it is a form of wealth passed down from
>> generation to generation.
>> at http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20041...3538-6108r.htm
>
>
> Interesting. I use silverplated flatware everyday. My 1920s Art Deco
> Oneida Deauville pattern flatware & hollowware was found unused at an
> antique shop for $80 for service for 12. Place settings, two water
> pitchers, two sets of salt & pepper shakers, tea set, trays, covered
> butter. About six years later I stumbled upon the matching china.
>
> I married into a society family. I about fell over the first time I
> served a meal at the lake house and discovered that Gr. Gr.
> Grandmother's Shreve Crump & Low sterling was "camp silverware" the
> "good stuff" being Tiffany was what my husband's grandmother used at
> home.
>
> Jessica

I have never purchased flatware. Just as I was moving into my first
apartment, my great-grandmother passed away and I was given her everyday
sterling flatware, which I've used for many years. Along the way I also
inherited from a dear friend in the UK, a beautiful George Jensen art
deco silver service. I'm so fond of it that I bought a set of art deco
china to use with it. It's often used for special occasions, but no
longer for the holidays. When my mother passed away a few years ago, I
inherited her very ornate sterling and china which we now use for
holidays. The only stainless steel utensils we have are various
mismatched pieces we use in the kitchen while cooking.

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