Vintage (Mid-Century) American porcelain dessert set. The pattern featured is "Lady in the Garden" (or "Victorian Lady"), produced in the 1940s-1950s. The scene, which is transferware, depicts a woman in a pink crinoline gown carrying a basket of lavender next to a garden birdhouse; colorful flowers all around, a bird above.  Wide textured borders, clad in 22-karat gold trim. The set includes:

* 6 cups apx 3 1/2" diameter, not including the handles

* 6 saucers, apx 6 1/4" diameter

* 6 sandwich or dessert plates, apx 8 1/8" diameter

* cake plate, apx 12" X 11 1/2"

Marked, made by Taylor, Smith & Taylor (TS&T), an American pottery company based in West Virginia; distributed by Eastern China Co (NY); and "22 K Gold". Please note the cake plate has 2 small chips on the underside of the rim, and there is general light wear to the gold borders .. otherwise all in very good, gently used condition. Enlarge photos for detail. 

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