Antique Nippon Hot Chocolate Pot and Matching Cups - Set of 4 - Handpainted circa 1911-1920 cut glass By the time this platter

By the time this platter was made in 1897

which is only slightly noticeable and does not in any way

- Unpolished back

The crack does not affect the function of this platter in any way

Antique Nippon Hot Chocolate Pot and Matching Cups - Set of 4 - Handpainted circa 1911-1920 cut glass By the time this platterHistory is of the greatest interest when it has something of ourselves in it. Aimee Neff Alden [HISTORY} In 1890 when the McKinley Tariff Act was introduced, all dishware imported from Japan had to be identified as such. Instead of marking these pieces with the word Japan on the backstamp Japanese makers and manufacturers chose the word Nippon, which means Land of the Rising Sun. Familiar throughout Japan's long and rich history, Nippon stemmed from