Vintage 1930s Red Wheat Salad Plates Designed by J. Palin Thorley - Taylor Smith Taylor Circa 1936 - Set of Three ray mitchell - Colors include pastel pink

- Colors include pastel pink

Polka dots on fabric have been around since the early 1800s

A small section of twenty pages has been dog-eared on the bottom corner

which could be the pattern name or the shape name

Vintage 1930s Red Wheat Salad Plates Designed by J. Palin Thorley - Taylor Smith Taylor Circa 1936 - Set of Three ray mitchell - Colors include pastel pink{HISTORY} Made by Taylor Smith & Taylor in 1936, this set of three salad plates features the artistically avant garde pattern known as Red Wheat. It was designed by acclaimed British American ceramic artist J. Palin Thorley (1892 1987) who worked as Art Director at Taylor Smith & Taylor in the 1930s. Designing both the plate shape known as Empire and the pattern known as Red Wheat, this is a lovely example of the streamlined modern aesthetic that was