The Solid Cherry Inspiration

12" Chop Plate in a local collection 

When Nancy Patterson was asked about inspiration for the pattern, Solid Cherry, she smiled and told the following. I created this pattern because I remembered always going into antique stores and hearing the same statement from any of the dealers or salesmen no matter what type of wood their furniture was constructed from--"That's solid cherry Madam--solid cherry."  This pattern features ladderback chairs, round tables and sometimes a bowl holding cherries sitting on the top of the table.