“Like old bones, old dishes can hide secrets in the earth for centuries until they’re dug from the dirt, exposed, examined, and questioned. Other plates and bowls survive the passing of time intact, perched vain and proud on display where they prattle about their origins and worth to any collectors who happen by. My Great-Grandmother Hudson’s dessert dishes … are neither silent nor boastful. … I keep them because it is my turn to keep them.”

—from “The Dessert Dishes” /SMALL ACREAGES

𝐿𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑃𝐸𝑁/𝐷𝑖𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑖𝑛-𝑆𝑝𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑣𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑙 𝐴𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑦