Bing & Grøndahl Christmas plate 1969 Christmas at the parsonage

Christmas at the parsonage from 1969 is an atmospheric Bing & Grøndahl Christmas plate, where Henry Thelander depicts a winter evening with warmth, anticipation and Danish Christmas tradition. The motif gathers it all into one calm narrative: the snow-covered parsonage, the church in the background and the family arriving in a horse-drawn sleigh to the courtyard. It is precisely this narrative that makes the year so vivid and memorable.

On the plate, the long half-timbered farmhouse is seen with a snow-heavy roof and lights in the windows, while the church rises behind the farm under the evening sky. In front of the house, the courtyard is full of small details: a sleigh with passengers, a person receiving them, fir trees by the entrance and a quiet winter night where everything seems muted by the snow. The motif has a nostalgic character and brings to mind a Denmark where Christmas visits, village churches and the arrival at the farm were a natural part of the holiday.

Henry Thelander has created a composition in which the parsonage and the church not only form the setting of the motif, but also emphasize Christmas's dual atmosphere of homely coziness and solemnity. The classic blue-white shades that characterize Bing & Grøndahl's Christmas plates give the scene depth and winter calm, and the year 1969 makes this edition easy to identify for collectors.

Bing & Grøndahl's Christmas plate series began in 1895 and was thus the world's first Christmas plate series. Since 1895, a new plate has been released every year, and each year was produced in a limited quantity. After the final firing of the year, the mold was destroyed, so that the year in question could not later be put into production again. This is an important part of the explanation for the enduring interest in these classic Christmas plates.

As this Christmas plate is from 1969, it can also be used as a small plate and does not only need to be displayed in December. It is nice for cake or dessert, but naturally also looks beautiful as a wall hanging at Christmas time, where the motif adds both history and personality to the home. Older porcelain like this is at the same time a sustainable pleasure to pass on and let become part of a modern home.

Product information:
Manufacturer: Bing & Grøndahl
Artist: Henry Thelander
Series: Christmas plates
Year: 1969
Title: Christmas at the parsonage
Material: Porcelain
Dimensions: Ø 18 cm
Hanging: Two holes on the back for hanging