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AWAY May 27 to June 6 I will be away from the store from May 27 to June 6 & unable to ship orders out during that time. During that time, the shop will remain open with new things being added to the store. I will also still be available to answer any questions you might have. Any orders placed while I am away will begin shipping on June 7. If you have something you'd like me to ship before I leave, please place your order before the end of the day on Saturday, May 25. END. Nippon Porcelain China Jam Plate Imported from Japan sometime between 1897 & 1921, this is a beautifully decorated jam plate, hand-painted depicting a scene probably not in Japan. Dimensions: 6-1/2" diameter Condition: Great antique used shape It seems there is good percentge of sellers on Etsy that have not been gone through the effort to Google "Nippon", & some are just making things up. For those who don't know what it means when "Nippon" is marked on a porcelain piece, please read on. For those that do feel free to skip ahead to paragraph number 3. (I always caution on buying from sellers that are not doing their homework or worse making things up because where else might that translate.) .When it comes to the term "Nippon" on porcelain it really could not be simpler, but you do still need do be cautious. Nippon identifies an item as having been imported into the US from Japan from 1897 to 1921. There might be some spillover into 1896 or 1922, but 1897 is when the US government passed the McKinley Act, requiring goods imported into the US to state their country of origin. So Japan put the name of their country right on their pieces - Nippon. I am about to shatter your world by informing you that the name we use for a great many countries, especially in Asia, is not the same as they use in that country. Well over twenty years went by & I guess the American people had had enough. They didn't want vases from this Nippon place, they wanted them from Japan. So in 1921 Congress passed a law that required the country of origin to be in American, I mean, English. So the Seller trying to sell you their Nippon piece that is right out of Downton Abbey....run. This is a jam plate. Used in the early 20th century not to serve jam but to be placed under the container of jam to catch any jam drippings. Back then that was important because jam can stain a beautiful white tablecloth & they hadn't invented Tide-to-Go yet. If you are now saying to yourself "but I don't even like jam" using this as they did back then is not a requirement. It would make a lovely trinket dish on your vanity or a cute dish to serve after dinner chocolates with your guest's coffee. How you use it is entirely up to you... after you pay me money & I send it to you, of course. Just be careful with the faux jeweled handle. I've seen too many of these broken, more likely from jut being knocked than carrying too much weight. But nonetheless, I would never use it as a basket. This Nippon Porcelain China Jam Plate is
