I started some from seeds a number of years ago quite early in winter under gro-lites and then moved them outdoors in late May in my cold zone MI garden, and I was amazed how big those vines got by the end of summer , even in very poor soil etc. though I'll admit I babied the heck out of them with tons of supplemental watering and fertilizer. The downside though, mine being the regular purple , just didn't seem to show of those blooms well, when the flowers in their third color stage, the dark purple , just didnt' contrast enough with the dark leaves to even show up well from a distance. A bit disappointing, that aspect of them, so I've not grown them again, but the white should be "brilliant" and show up beautifully. A matter of "taste" and personal perferrence on my part perhaps, and not the best eyesight, but I do like flowers to contrast well with foliage! BTW, as for size, I'd guess the vines grew fifteen to twenty feet by the end of summer, if you want to know how big they get. Annuals of course in your zone! It is interesting to note how the color changes for the regular ones, as they start almost a lime green, turning to a light blue-purple, and then to a very dark purple before they drop . Not long lived each individual flower however.

I'd say it was one of several collectible miniatures, vice a set. Google Lefton collectibles, and see if you come up with anything. Good luck.

That would be the Cherry Company. The only other example of their work I could find was a dish sold at Goodwill online.

Yes, Linda, that would make sense. I have been thinking that they look Bavarian/Austrian during that time period. One of my grandmother's sisters was a governess with a family that spent time in Germany before WWI. (someday I'll share her post cards). She subsequently joined my grandmother here in America. But I was wondering if it could be an American piece from the other side of the family. I do wish I could pinpoint that mark. Annie