Franciscan Desert Rose Kitchen Linen Set — Towels, Placemats, Pot Holder &

A seventeen-piece kitchen linen grouping in the Franciscan Desert Rose pattern, the enduring pink wild-rose motif originally introduced by Gladding, McBean & Co. in 1941 and carried forward into licensed textiles. The supplemental tags confirm the maker: Franciscan, a trademark of Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Limited, produced by W-C Designs under license, ©2002. The lot includes two 100% cotton kitchen towels with the vine-and-blossom stripe, two matching dish cloths, and a plaid-bordered pot holder retaining its original hang tag. Care and stock information appear on the reference tags (Desert Rose Kitchen Towel #1500 3218; Desert Rose Potholder #1500 3203).

Rounding out the set are four woven pink oval placemats, four woven green rectangular placemats, and four handcrafted flower-form napkin rings with pink raffia rosettes and wrapped green stem loops that echo the Desert Rose color story. The mix pulls the dinnerware pattern off the table and across the whole kitchen, coordinating servingware, prep, and place settings in one palette.

CONDITION

Very Good overall for a mixed-use set. The pot holder is new with tags and the dish cloths are unused; the napkin rings show some color fade and gentle signs of use. The kitchen towels have minor pierced sections in the pile, difficult to see. The placemats show signs of use.

DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS

• Napkin Rings (4): 5 1/2" × 4 1/2"
• Pot Holder: 8 3/4" × 7" (Stock #1500 3203)
• Kitchen Towels (2): 24 1/2" × 15" (Stock #1500 3218)
• Dish Cloths (2): 12" × 12"
• Pink Oval Placemats (4): 18 3/4" × 12 1/4"
• Green Placemats (4): 18 1/2" × 13"
• Material: 100% cotton (towels, pot holder)
• Maker: Franciscan / Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, W-C Designs under license, ©2002
• Total: 17 Pieces
• Dime Shown for Scale — Not Included