BEAUTIFUL 17 Pc. NIPPON TEA / COFFEE BREAKFAST / LUNCHEON SET DONE IN A BLACK WITH GOLD SCENIC PATTERN ON WHITE BACKGROUND.. GREEN NIPPON MARK DATES 1911 - 1921 Mark: "M" standing for "Morimura" in a wreath, crowned by "Hand painted" and below, NIPPON. Date: Introduced in 1911 and possible in use until 1921. The first reported U.S. registry for a Noritake back stamp for importing is 1911. Noritake first produced dinnerware for the American market in 1914. A piece of the dinnerware in the Noritake factory in Nagoya shows that the pattern was The Sedan (11292), a white body with cream borde... |