Earthenware crockery, set of six vintage pastel coloured dishes

Earthenware crockery, set of six vintage pastel coloured dishes.

• Manufacturer: unknown
• Manufacturing date: 1950s - 1960s

Description
Vintage set of six earthenware dishes in various pastel shades. Mint green, egg yolk, grey, light grey, brown and light brown. Used to be used as snack dishes for peanuts, among other things.

Condition
These pastel dishes are in a vintage condition with some traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Pictures are part of wear and tear. The green dish has a chip.

Dimensions

• Height: 2 cm.
• Length: 9.3 cm.
• Width: 6.2 cm.

A pastel is a soft colour that is obtained by mixing a pure pigment with a light colour, usually with white or light yellow.

Pastel colours are widely used in clothing for young children. Newborn babies are traditionally dressed in soft blue or pink. However, a pastel version can be made of all colours.

Originally pastel is the French name for widow blue, a dye that was extracted from the plant woad (Isatis tinctoria), until this dye was replaced by the better dye indigo.

However, a drawing with pastels does not necessarily have only pastel colours, with pastels you can also make very bright colours.

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