We may not have much furniture but we now own a wonderful set of mid-century modern dishes.

We were poking around in Deco to Disco, an MCM shop on Hawthorne Boulevard. in Portland, when we spotted an intriguing set of dishes.    The black-on-beige pattern matched our living room floor!

Well, you gotta start somewhere

The set must have originally had service for 16 as there are 16 bread and butter plates.   We are fortunate there are still 12 dinner plates.

We love the arty shapes and the heft is wonderful

The dishes are "Ebonette" from the Edwin M. Knowles China Company, 1954, the year before our house was built.   A piece of this glazed earthenware is in a collection at the Dallas Museum of Art.

We have rounded out the set with several black pieces from Goodwill.

We especially love the little teapot.

The set has this wonderful 3-tier serving tray.

Time to make canapés.