1940's Carr China Restaurantware Bowl - Classic White Hotelware - Large Oval Shaped Serving Bowl herman c. kupper At one point there was

At one point there was also probably a matching pitcher that sat nestled inside ready to clean the hands and face of its owner

- Decorative cloth cover

(from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's description of a traditional tea ceremony)

Without ever losing their relevancy

1940's Carr China Restaurantware Bowl - Classic White Hotelware - Large Oval Shaped Serving Bowl herman c. kupper At one point there wasLove many things for therein lies the true strength, and whoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well. Vincent Van Gogh {HISTORY} Although this particular vintage serving bowl was made in Grafton, West Virginia in 1942, the story of the Carr China Company goes back a century before that, to the mid 1840's, when it's founder immigrated as a young guy to America in pursuit of dish making dreams. For