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Great American Pottery Store
Great American Pottery Store
gr8am pottery showcases classic mid century modern china & dinnerware made in the U.S.A.
gr8am pottery - Made in America, Cherished for Generations
gr8am pottery - Made in America, Cherished for Generations
Franciscan Martinique
Masterpiece China
Interpace produced this pattern from 1966 to 1975. Elegant clean lines with a honey caramel base color. Lids have an embossed circles & diamonds border with gold gilt detailing trim. Finials are cream pastel yellow with a clover shaped top.
Design & Artist - Francis Chun.
Masterpiece China
Interpace produced this pattern from 1966 to 1975. Elegant clean lines with a honey caramel base color. Lids have an embossed circles & diamonds border with gold gilt detailing trim. Finials are cream pastel yellow with a clover shaped top.
Design & Artist - Francis Chun.
California Strawberry
Dinnerware & Accessories
Dinnerware & Accessories
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Metlox "California Strawberry" was introduced in 1961 in the Traditional shape, a studio potter's effect with the addition of a raised ring pattern on the interior edge of bowls & serving pieces. Vine handles & finials added a decorator's touch. A strawberry vine design decorated the flatware & bowls with solid avocado green hallowware. Strawberry fruit, flower, and leaf clusters served as lid finials. The design was accented with a rich, vivid red, one
of the most challenging colors to reproduce in earthenware.
Strawberry Accessories was created in the early 1960's as a complimentary artware line. Items were realistically designed strawberry and leaf shapes in vivid red and avocado green.
of the most challenging colors to reproduce in earthenware.
Strawberry Accessories was created in the early 1960's as a complimentary artware line. Items were realistically designed strawberry and leaf shapes in vivid red and avocado green.
The Ahwahnee Hotel Yosemite’s fabulous Arts and Crafts style lodge built in 1927. It is a premier example of National Park Service rustic architecture and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987. The hotel was built by two companies that were merged when the National Park Service began leasing concessions to a single concessionaire in 1925. The crown jewel of Yosemite dining, the award-winning restaurant is both magnificent and intimate. The 34-foot-high beamed ceiling, floor-to-ceiling windows, chandeliers, linen tablecloths and beautiful china create the perfect ambiance for a memorable dining experience.
The distinctive china pattern adorning the dishes used to serve the guests at The Ahwahnee is a pattern is based on the logo created for the hotel by Jeannette Dyer-Spencer and used on the dishware since opening day in 1927. The dinnerware line was developed by Mary Curry Tresidder of the original park concession, Yosemite Park and Curry Company. The pattern incorporates The Ahwahnee’s logo based on a California Indian basket pattern known as “Three-Legged Indian” representing three earth elements: earth, rain and fire. In 1938 Buffalo China was purchased by Sterling China of Wellsville, Ohio. When Sterling China went out of business in 2004, Delaware North at Yosemite had the opportunity to purchase the original china molds and decals to ensure that reproductions of this historic pattern will continue to be manufactured.
The distinctive china pattern adorning the dishes used to serve the guests at The Ahwahnee is a pattern is based on the logo created for the hotel by Jeannette Dyer-Spencer and used on the dishware since opening day in 1927. The dinnerware line was developed by Mary Curry Tresidder of the original park concession, Yosemite Park and Curry Company. The pattern incorporates The Ahwahnee’s logo based on a California Indian basket pattern known as “Three-Legged Indian” representing three earth elements: earth, rain and fire. In 1938 Buffalo China was purchased by Sterling China of Wellsville, Ohio. When Sterling China went out of business in 2004, Delaware North at Yosemite had the opportunity to purchase the original china molds and decals to ensure that reproductions of this historic pattern will continue to be manufactured.
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Franciscan Silver Pine
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Franciscan Floral
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Franciscan's Floral pattern was very popular during the 1970's and one of the most colorful mid century modern dinnerware lines. Floral pattern features a cream background, with a bright bouquet of purple, gold, pink and orange flowers on 3 shades of green stemmed leaves, surrounded with a green border.
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Franciscan Ware's
Starburst Franciscan "Starburst" pattern was introduced in 1954; a smooth, decal-pattern design, as opposed to a raised, hand-painted pattern. With the prosperity that came after World War 2, consumers were ready for something new. The futuristic starry design on Franciscan Starburst fit in well with a new chrome kitchen and modern appliances. The pattern was designed by George James and was placed on the Eclipse dish shape. Starburst shares this futuristic dish shape with two other Franciscan designs of the 1950's: "Duet" and "Oasis." More Starburst Now Available ! Click on button below. |
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In 1959, the U.S. Congress approved the statehood bill, the Hawaii Admission Act. This was followed by a referendum in which Hawaiian residents voted 94% in support of statehood (the ballot question was: "Shall Hawaii immediately be admitted into the Union as a state?"), and on August 21, 1959 (the third Friday in August), President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation making Hawaii the 50th state. Luau dinnerware was introduced in 1959 - the year that Hawaii became a state. Designed by Bob Allen and Mel Shaw, Luau is a bold pattern that features an alternating brown and apricot/pumpkin abstract form colorway on a speckled creamy ecru background. Manufactured in the Navajo/Tempo shape, inspired by Native american art work of the American Southwest.
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Aloha ! Welcome to The Hawaiian Garden.
Vernon Kilns "Lei Lani" pattern by Don Blanding. Sometimes the history of tableware offers up the life stories of great characters; artist, poet, actor, and self-styled vagabond, Don Blanding (1894-1957), was one of them. The Lei Lani pattern by Vernon Kilns are essential representations of Blanding's life and career. Lei Lani was inspired by the profusion of magnificent flowers on the Hawaiian Islands. The backstamp shows the pattern name, along with the signature, "Aloha Don Blanding." (Later, in 1951, Blanding would write a Saturday column for the "Honolulu Star Bulletin" entitled, "Don Blanding Says 'Aloha'.")
Vernon Kilns "Lei Lani" pattern by Don Blanding. Sometimes the history of tableware offers up the life stories of great characters; artist, poet, actor, and self-styled vagabond, Don Blanding (1894-1957), was one of them. The Lei Lani pattern by Vernon Kilns are essential representations of Blanding's life and career. Lei Lani was inspired by the profusion of magnificent flowers on the Hawaiian Islands. The backstamp shows the pattern name, along with the signature, "Aloha Don Blanding." (Later, in 1951, Blanding would write a Saturday column for the "Honolulu Star Bulletin" entitled, "Don Blanding Says 'Aloha'.")
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Blanding's paintings often portray undersea views, flowers and branches. Underwater Scene, from 1927-30, demonstrates his use of sharp outlines and lack of shading. His ink drawings are a powerful part of his many literary publications. From 1938 to 1942, Don Blanding designed Hawaiian themed tableware for Vernon Kilns, near Los Angeles, California. The patterns he designed are Aquarium, Coral Reef, Delight, Ecstasy, Glamour, Hawaii, Hawaiian Flowers, Hilo, Honolulu, and Lei Lani.
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Mary Jane Winans graduated with a degree in Design and Decorative Arts; soon afterward she became a dinnerware decorator for three years in the decorating department of Gladding, McBean & Co.’s Glendale plant. After her employment as a decorator, Winans worked as a freelance industrial designer in the ceramic industry in the Los Angeles area for twelve years. As a freelance designer for Gladding, McBean & Co., she designed the embossed hand-painted dinnerware patterns Franciscan Ivy and California Poppy. She also modeled and carved the shapes for the embossed dinnerware patterns Franciscan Apple & Desert Rose.
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Textured! Bold! Primitive!
California AZTEC The subdued effect of grey and black on the soft grey-flecked satin glaze should prove a welcome relief to the discriminating homemaker. The neutral shades and primitive pattern of AZTEC blend decoratively with your table mats and napkins. Hand decorated, oven-safe, detergent proof and durable. Designed under the direction of Allen & Shaw. Buy the bargain starter set and add open stock extra pieces from time to time. 
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Metlox Potteries of Manhattan Beach, California produced the glazed earthenware "Aztec"; making its debut in 1955. Aztec was the third in a series of four "Freeform" shapes.
The Designer of the Freeform shape was Frank Irwin, & it was introduced in 1954. The Designer of the Aztec pattern was Robert Allen, & it was introduced in 1955. Part of the "Poppytrail" Line; the Freeform Shape, California "Aztec" pattern is a glazed white earthenware with grey flecks. It has a transfer-printed decorative band along the inside edge; consisting of a dark grey ribbon superimposed on a light grey band of elongated oval shapes. |
Franciscan "Autumn"
Thanksgiving Holiday Dinnerware from Gladding McBean & Co.
gr8am pottery Feature Pattern for October 2015
Thanksgiving Holiday Dinnerware from Gladding McBean & Co.
gr8am pottery Feature Pattern for October 2015
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Cheerful Franciscan "Autumn" the feature pattern for October 2015. For your Thanksgiving feast, Franciscan "Autumn" is another magnificent table display. |
