Fiesta

Fiesta

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Description
Homer Laughlin China Company, who manufactured the infamous “Fiesta ware” line, began as a partnership between the two Laughlin brothers, Homer and Shakespeare, in 1873. The company sold primarily Rockingham and yellow ware then later expanded their market to make semi-vitreous dinner, hotel, and toilet wares as well as white granite products. After the Great Depression the market for inexpensive dinner wares increased, and the “Fiesta ware” line was available for purchase in 1936. Designed by Frederick Hurten Rhead, an English potter from Staffordshire, “Fiesta ware” became highly popular for their bright colors, streamlined design, and mix-and-match capabilities for the everyday household.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Bowl, Nappy
bowl, nappy
Date made
ca. 1936-46
user
Boughton, George Henry
maker
Homer Laughlin China Co.
place made
United States: West Virginia, Newell
Physical Description
blue (overall color)
ceramic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 in x 8 1/2 in; 7.62 cm x 21.59 cm
overall: 2 3/4 in x 8 1/2 in; 6.985 cm x 21.59 cm
ID Number
1999.0136.04
accession number
1999.0136
catalog number
1999.0136.04
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morrison in Memory of Charles and Bessie K. Morrison
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Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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