The Dinner Party Cook Book - Sunset Magazine - 1960's Holiday, Party and Theme Menu Cookbook ladies home journal attractive and dynamic in form

attractive and dynamic in form and function the Heritage line became one of the bestselling patterns in the Johnson Brothers catalog and was reproduced up until the early 2000's

The rose bears some scratch marks due to utensil wear

Some light crazing on the bottom pedestal portion of the boat and some light rubbing on gold rim

First published in 1979

so neither the date of manufacture nor the pattern name of this particular piece are known at this time other than its reference number of 1232 stamped on the back of the platter

The Dinner Party Cook Book - Sunset Magazine - 1960's Holiday, Party and Theme Menu Cookbook ladies home journal attractive and dynamic in formThe decorations, the service, the table setting, every item on the menu all have been thoughtfully combined to produce a dinner party that has all of the balance and color and impact of a masterpiece on canvas. (from The Art of the Dinner Party) {HISTORY} This first edition, first printing of The Dinner Party Cook Book was published in 1962 by the Editorial Staff of Sunset Magazine, one of the longest published magazines (since 1898!) still in print