I hope everyone has/had a great Christmas/Hannukkah and a healthy New Year.
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I love the kitty cards the best! I am going out on a limb that cats were pets in your ancestorās life 
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A belated Merry Christmas to all!!
I love artwork from early to mid 20th century; it is so incredibly detailed and colorful. Those are great cards. And all this talk of food is making me want to eat. 
Not like I havenāt been doing enough of that in the last week, though!!
Kringles are the bomb (does anyone still say that?). My cousin sent one in the mail one holiday and I was in love.
That antique plate; what a treasure!!
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Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmasā¦and thanks to @Ziacat and @chicfarmer for giving me new ideas for Christmas morning! I think Iāve seen the Kringle for sale out here, but alway great to get suggestions. The Almond Custard Coffeecake and Danish Kringle sound so mouthwateringā¦I may have to place an order at the OH Danish Bakery just to try it out for next yearš. And you are correct, they would make great holiday gifts. My husbandās grandparents were from Denmark (Christophersen; Americanized from Kristoffersen) so this bakery sounds right up our alley!
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Fattening?! That aināt nothinā til you laden them with Nutella. 
Pizzelles are a classic East Coast Italian treat Iām well familiar with. The old school ones were often anise flavored, not my personal fave, but now there are lemon and such. Yours look beautiful with the powdered sugar dusting and antique plating!
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@chicfarmer
I divided the batter, and added anise seeds to half.
Some of my pizzelle recipients donāt like anise, so I make half nā half.
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Ok, gotta show the plate. I found it at an indoor flea market for $5.
William Adams & Sons, English transferware, about 1830. When I look at it I often wonder about the people who made these plates, and what their lives were like at that time. Women applied the transfer design, and men worked the kilns.
This dish pattern was called called āColumbusā,
as you can see. Maybe the shaggy animals were someoneās interpretation of bison?
This is the mark on the back:
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Cool plate! Iām wondering if theyāre supposed to be some kind of Central or South American beasts? Plants and trees donāt look North American.
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@Ziacat
I think the person who designed these dishes had never seen any of this subject matter, as photography was in its infancy. The artist was just taking inspiration from other illustrations of the day.
The English dishes of this period that depict China look downright silly, because the artists were really making up these scenes
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But the oddness does make it kinda fun 
And nearly 100 years old. Wow!
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@Ziacat itās a cool old thing, and it makes the pizzelles look pretty!
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I love your plate. I have a similar one.
They made a variety of plates like this. The specific patterns in this style had a number after Columbus.
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