This King of Hearts enamel was made in 1946 by Kenneth Bates, who may as well be called the king of enamels. Bates was born in Massachusetts in 1904 and developed a love of art and crafts as a child.

Last summer took an amazing three-week vacation to France and Italy during the beginning of the kid’s summer break. We traveled to several cities along the French and Italian rivieras, spent five days ...