Cows on a Summer Tablescape

Yes, I know, this is a different kind of tablescape but I like something different once in a while. After I did a Farm Animals tablescape last year and a Goat tablescape this Spring I decided to create a Cow tablescape. I knew I wanted to use Holstein cows and my daughter suggested the tablecloth design and I found an Ambesonne Cow Print tablecloth on Amazon. The whole thing makes me smile when I look at it!

I wondered if I would be able to find salad plates with Holstein cows on them and I found these plates on the Replacements, Ltd. web site. When they arrived and I saw the burgundy accent color more clearly I knew what color the charger and the napkins should be. The plates are labeled Fannie’s Farm and they were made by Century.

This black dinner plate was called Fun Factory and it was made by Waechtersbach in Germany. I have had them for several years, they probably came from HomeGoods. A black dinner plate was one of the first plates I bought when I started tablescaping and I use it often. You can read about what you need to think about when you are buying dinner plates here.

This is Mikasa’s Color Spectrum charger in the color Burgundy. They don’t make them any more but you can find them on the secondary market from time to time. If you read my blog you have seen this charger pattern in other colors as well. I love these chargers, they are well made and heavy. I bought them a few at a time as I saw them over a few years on Ebay several years ago. To read about what you should be considering when you are buying chargers please click here.

I wanted another set of black flatware that was all black and different from my black Ginkgo International LePrix set and I found this set on sale at Macy’s online last year. It was made by Lenox and the pattern is called Portola. I love the simple design and the shiny black color. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying flatware here.

Although Hubby mumbles about tablescape storage, he is often a partner in crime. He likes to go to estate sales and garage sales and he found these Holstein cow napkin rings at an estate sale last month and brought them home. Lucky for me! He knows I have a weakness for napkin rings. I didn’t have any burgundy napkins so I found these Dine n Decor cotton napkins on Amazon last month. To read about the What, Where and How of napkin rings please click here.

I couldn’t find any Holstein cow place card holders so I decided to use these Holstein cow napkins rings that I used on my Farm Animals tablescape last year. I love that cute little face! I found these Holstein cow napkin rings on Ebay last year.

The goblet on the left with the black bowl and clear stem was made by Classic Touch and is called V-Shaped Water Glass, Black With Clear Stem. I bought them at Houzz online a couple years ago. I have very very tall white goblets but I had been looking for shorter ones for a long time. I finally found these white goblets at Walmart two years ago. They were made by Artland and the pattern is called Veranda. You can read my blog post about what to consider when you are buying goblets for your tablescaping collection including the colors that I use most often here.

This Holstein cow cookie jar was made by Certified International and the design was copyrighted by Danielle Murray. I actually got lucky and found it on Amazon after googling cow cookie jar last month. The chicken is an added bonus! The cow blended in too much on the tablecloth so I set it on a green crocheted placemat that I have had for many years. Looks like grass to me! Lol!

I found this Boston Warehouse Holstein cow butter dish on Amazon at the same time and set it on the table too.

This DII Design cow salt and pepper set came from Amazon also last month.

Holstein cows originated in the Netherlands approximately 2,000 years ago. The Internet says that California has the most number of Holstein cows but I am not sure that is true. Holstein cattle are the most prominent of the seven major dairy breeds in the United States. Cows of Holstein descent make up over 90% of the cows on U.S. dairy farms. Interesting!

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