Large Antique Gold Swag Platter by Homer Laughlin Empress Shape circa 1915 WWI car The cloth canvas is clean

The cloth canvas is clean and securely attached to the wood frame

enamelware offered the perception of cleanliness and durability  - two very important concerns when it came to kitchen equipment

it also offers a healthy dose of eating etiquette

There are a few cooking splatter marks on some of the pages and the red ribbon page markers have faded and frayed slightly (now a shade closer to tomato red) at the ends

The editors at McCall's set out to write a cookbook for those women in mind

Large Antique Gold Swag Platter by Homer Laughlin Empress Shape circa 1915 WWI car The cloth canvas is cleanThe graceful shapes, snowy glaze, and exquisite patterns of this fine ware appeal to the woman who has an eye for artistic table decoration (from a Homer Laughlin advertisement circa 1925) {HISTORY} Made in June of 1915 by Homer Laughlin, this antique platter features a simple gold swag pattern in the Empress shape. Debuting during WWI, Empress would go on to become one of H. L.'s most popular shapes. In manufacture for the next thirty years and