VTG1986 "Country Christmas" by Lowell Davis Schmid Collectors Gallery 8.5” Plate

Vintage holiday collectors plate which measures 8.5" wide. Front features a metallic gold rim and a painting by Lowell Davis of a small town on Xmas Eve. Santa leaves a home through the front gate and snow covers the roads and houses. Everyone in town seems to be congregating at the local church. Back reads: "...I don't know about you but every time I hear a Christmas carol my mind drifts back to Christmas Eve in a little country church in the town I was raised in called Red Oak... 'cause on Christmas Eve the church would be bustin' at its seams with pride and the services always started with the singing of Christmas carols. On this night to us kids a few words from the preacher always seemed to last for hours 'cause after the sermon we would put on our Christmas program. After this was over- came our favorite time of the evening- when Santa Claus would come bustin' through the front door with a jolly Ho! Ho! Ho! and his brown sack full of goodies. You just can't bring back those times except through a memory or like I do through a painting, so here's hopin' this painting brings back one of your favorite memories of Christmas Eve. And this is my way of saying thanks for being my friend and here's hopin' you have a Merry Christmas. Fourth Annual Edition 1986 3,029/7,500 Note: This is a decorative accessory not to be used with consumption of food. Schmid Collectors Gallery ©Schmid 1985" Please view photos carefully for condition.