Vintage Halloween Character Paper Plates

The whole cast shows up on these — cats, moons, pumpkins, the classic trick-or-treat icons printed across cream paper with a scalloped edge, like a plate that wandered out of a 1960s Halloween catalog. It's a set of 8 at a generous 10", real dinner-plate size, so a full plate of party food fits with room left for a second cookie. The vintage character art is the point: nostalgic and a little kitschy, the Halloween of paper decorations and porch lights rather than glow-in-the-dark plastic. Scalloped edges keep it from reading flat, and the cream ground lets the icons do the color work. It's the kind of plate that makes the table look like someone who really loves Halloween set it — which, if you're buying these, is probably accurate.