Antique 1920s Noritake Round Covered Butter Dish Stanleigh Pattern circa 1921 1928 vanity tray but their big size is protected preservation lands have but their big size is fantastic for serving all sorts of hefty foods from cakes to family style meals meant to be shared among the table it is handpainted with a colorful berry bush sprig in a rainbow of complimentary shades Rimmed in pale yellow (a perfect match to the actual color of butter) and thin gold stripes It's always very fun to trace the history of vintage and antique Noritake because their backstamps and pottery marks have changed so much over the course of two centuries as the company evolved into a worldwide brand