Fiesta

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. The "Fiesta ware" line was so popular that other companies began imitating the colors and design in their own products. I order distinguish "Fiesta" from fakes, Homer Laughlin began to stamp the word "Genuine." This mark is exclusive to Homer Laughlin China Company and can be found on the bottom of this turquoise plate.

Date Made: ca. 1937-69Date Made: c.1940-1970

User: Boughton, George HenryMaker: Homer Laughlin China Co.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: West Virginia, Newell

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass, Art, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morrison in Memory of Charles and Bessie K. Morrison

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1999.0136.11Accession Number: 1999.0136Catalog Number: 1999.0136.11

Object Name: Plateplate

Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)turquoise (overall color)Measurements: overall: 7.375 cm; x 2 29/32 inoverall: 3/4 in x 7 3/8 in; 1.905 cm x 18.7325 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-3c51-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_335352

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