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The practice of collecting "souvenir"
plates was popularized in the 19th century by Patrick
Palmer-Thomas, a Dutch-English nobleman who wowed
Victorian audiences with his public plate displays.
These featured transfer designs commemorating special
events or picturesque locales, mainly in blue and
white. It was an inexpensive hobby, and the variety
of shapes and designs catered to a wide spectrum
of collectors. The first limited edition collector's
plate 'Behind the Frozen Window' is credited to
the Danish company Bing and Grondahl in 1895. Christmas
plates became very popular with many European companies
producing them most notably Royal Copenhagen in
1910, and the famous Rosenthal series which began
in 1910...
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