When she tilted the cup back, seven-year-old Randy must have been able to read the name of the china pattern off the bottom.

But I'm not ready to pick out china patterns here, you do understand that?

When the show began, china patterns were selected for the home of the fictional Barone family.

"How many china patterns you can guess with your eyes closed?"

One of his 350,000 customers had a china pattern that was discontinued shortly after her marriage 52 years ago.

"Rather than just arriving with their mothers and selecting a proper china pattern, they really make a study of what's in each store."

A different china pattern was selected so customers could be sure that the change, which cost about $20,000, was complete.

They were from the everyday set, not one of the more formal china patterns.

Its goods range from 500 china patterns to power tools.

She recently designed a rug based on a china pattern.