This is for a set of two 7 ½” salad plates from THOMAS in their ARCTA pattern featuring dark green and light green retro swirls against a bright white background. The 1” wide rim is a textured white ceramic for a decidedly mid-century mod feel. I also have some saucers in this pattern but they do not have the cool textured rim.

Price is for two and there are 4 sets of 2 available! Quantity discounts if you buy more than one and only $1 in additional shipping for each set.

Replacements says the white ARCTA pattern was made 1973-1991 but does not provide manufacture dates for the green pattern. This pattern looks super retro and not like something that may have been sold in the 1980’s at all. The style is very mid-60’s to late 1970’s. Some people label it Brutalist in feel—I can see that for sure.

I would LOVE to see the table set with these. If you have built a collection of this pattern, you are super cool. Looking at these makes my eyes so happy!

 Condition on these plates is astonishingly good with very little signs of past use and no blatant or glaring flaws or blemishes. These are as pristine as a vintage piece gets!!!

 

ow I Assess Vintage Pieces
Please note that my written descriptions are not AI-generated! These are written by a human physically looking at the actual piece.

My listings are more than just a one line list of the dimensions. I strive to identify all flaws—even minor ones—in the listing, with both photos and descriptions. This means you know what you are getting from me. Vintage items typically have light signs of usage: utensil marks, diminished shine to the glaze, scratches on the design, chips, crazing, and cracks. The situations mentioned above are exactly what I examine each item for, under a bright light and with glasses on, as I am listing it.

I don’t use the word “excellent” unless there is no crazing, no cracks, no chips, zero utensil marks, and no muting of colors or glaze sheen…so I rarely use the word “excellent” for a vintage item.

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I love reuniting orphan glassware with its pattern family! Franciscan, Noritake, Lenox, Stangl, Salem, California potteries, Dorothy Thorpe, McCoy, Hazel Atlas, Fire King, Anchor Hocking, Pyrex, and Corning Ware/Corelle are some of the brands I seek out and educate myself about.

I’m drawn to kitchenware because kitchen is the heart of the home. The ritual of choosing a plate pattern when getting married is one of the first choices an engaged couple makes together. This is when they decide what image of “successful adulthood” they want to portray to their friends and family. Often the bride had more control over these choices—but so much less control about most everything else. Women are still fighting for control over their lives, bodies, education, and destiny.

It may seem odd to look backwards at dishes and bowls from the 1920’s-1970’s to be inspired about women’s rights but I am aware on a daily basis that any opportunity or privilege I have today was made possible by women who came before me—intelligent women like my mother who may have not been legally able to have her own checking account or attend certain universities, but still took action to shape a better future.