Vintage 1940s Alfred Meakin Audubon Bird Dinner Plates - Cedar Bird - Set of Two porcelain bowl to brief histories of the

to brief histories of the fruits and vegetables themselves

Well-known guests to the hotel included Eleanor Roosevelt

They'll get a chance to sample some food made especially for them

Featuring the broken dishes pattern

The front endpaper has started to pull away from the spine at the top quarter of the page

Vintage 1940s Alfred Meakin Audubon Bird Dinner Plates - Cedar Bird - Set of Two porcelain bowl to brief histories of theI KNOW I AM ENGAGED IN AN ARDUOUS UNDERTAKING, BUT IF I LIVE TO COMPLETE IT, I WILL OFFER TO MY COUNTRY A BEAUTIFUL MONUMENT OF OF THE VARIED SPLENDOR OF AMERICAN NATURE. JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, 1831 {HISTORY} Two beauties, one set. Two distinct brands, one gorgeous collection. Between the late 1930s and early 1940s, English pottery maker Alfred Meakin manufactured this botanical collection of colorful bird plates from John James Audubon's Birds of