Laughlin Art China |
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All of these currant-decaled pieces are marked "Laughlin Art China" on the base. The pitcher is 14.5" tall; two of the mugs are 4.25" tall and the remaining three are 3.75" tall. This was my HLC Christmas present to me one year! |
Also marked "Laughlin Art China", the monk mugs and pitcher portray characters who may not be what I think of as perfectly "saintly", but who could be a lot of fun to hang around with. |
Not marked LAC but lined up with the art china collection because it seems to come from the same era and was painted by the Curtis Art Studio, this baby is about 12" in diameter and bears an older Homer Laughlin mark, used up until 1904 (?). |
Some Examples of Older Homer Laughlin Marks |
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A Niagara toothbrush holder with the old "Eagle over Lion" mark |
A shaving mug with a Homer Laughlin mark similar to that of the punch bowl above. |
(May 1913 Plant 4) |
(July 1922 Plant 4) |
For more information about marks, see an Ohio River pottery page. |
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Vintage Fiesta Dinnerware
Vintage Fiesta Flat-Bottomed Teacups |
Fiesta "Turkey" Luncheon Plate |
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What is so special about these flat-bottomed teacups? Well, it turns out that they are from the first production run, made up until mid-1937, when the molds were changed to produce the more common, rounded inside bottom teacups. Since the turquoise glaze was introduced about the same time as the molds were changed, it is rare to find a turquoise one. When I ran across the turquoise, I grabbed it up in a heartbeat! I finally found a green and yellow ones too, although they are not shown in the photo. This obscure obsession has not progressed to the point where I have first production run saucers to go with the teacups. |
This is an ivory plate with a turkey decal & maroon rim. The back of the plate shows the regular Fiesta ink-stamp. My grandmother had a plate just like this one sitting in a corner on her kitchen counter. | ||
More Fiesta Pictures |
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This all started out with an old 6-place-setting set of the six original colors that my grandmother gave me when I was married; she had it stored in her shed out back. |
Sometimes though, I'm just in the mood for the 50's colors. That's a post86 grey presentation bowl in the middle of the table because I can't tell the difference in the 1950's grey and the new grey. |
Finally, Halloween Night, when the time is right. |
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One of my cabinets, |
A collection of mixing bowls |
Fiesta Kitchen Kraft Individual Casseroles. I'm still missing the cobalt one. |
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Vintage Red and Fiesta Yellow |
My newest addition, celadon (1948), |
Juice pitchers in five vintage colors. |
See some Amberstone/Ironstone here. |
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Newer Fiesta Dinnerware
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HawaiianaWare uses as its decoration scenes from murals created by artist Eugene Savage. Only the disk pitcher was chosen from the Fiesta line to be included here. |
This pitcher is signed on the back by Joe Wells, Jr., now deceased, past president of the company. |
The base of the pitcher. To see more HawaiianaWare, click here (page on HLC website). |
HLC Nautilus Dishes
Nautilus Go-Alongs |
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I became interested in early HLC Nautilus after I found this bone and green set with tulip decals listed on eBay (just below on the far left). I recognized the tulips from an article in HLCCA's quarterly publication, "The Dish", vol. 5, no. 4, Summer 2003. "The Dish" article tells us that the Harmony sets, 4 different decals on regular Nautilus, produced to go with red, yellow, cobalt, or green Fiesta, came out in 1936, the first year of production for both Nautilus and Fiesta. At least two ads for these sets have been found; the Nautilus green go-along decal is different in each ad but the other decals are the same. My tulips are pictured in the black and white center ad. The "other" green go-along shown in the ad on the far right, is the Flowers and Dots decal (N-311) further below. |
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Fiesta and Nautilus with tulip decal (N-259) |
Cunningham, Jo (1998) Homer Laughlin China, "A Giant Among Dishes", 1873-1939: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Aiglen, PA, p. 168. |
Nossman, Darlene and Cunningham, Jo (2002) Homer Laughlin China, Guide to Shapes and Patters: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Aiglen, PA, p. 114. |
Other Nautilus decals from the black and white ad |
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Art Deco Leaf (N-260), to go with vintage red |
Blue Flower Basket (N-261), to go with vintage cobalt |
Shaggy Flowers (N-258), to go with vintage yellow |
That "other" green (far left) and more Fiesta/Nautilus combinations that I particularly like Most of the decorations below were used on Nautilus in 1936-37. |
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Flowers and Dots (N-311), to go with vintage green |
Early America, with post-86 Scarlet |
Platinum Bands (decoration number N-219?), with post-86 Sapphire and Periwinkle |
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Nautilus Old Antique Shop Casserole (W138) with vintage and post86 Fiesta dinnerware |
Eggshell Nautilus America the Beautiful platter, produced in 1943 with the HLC and American Vogue backstamps |
Nautilus cups and saucers, Hacienda decal, with vintage and post86 Fiesta |
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I got the cutest placesetting of Nautilus from my Secret Santa this year (2009) - an apple and apple blossom decal from 1951. It pairs extremely well with the 50's forest Fiesta or with original green from the 1930's/ 1940's. |
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One more Nautilus set. The pattern is called Early America, N-306. The date stamps on these dishes indicate that they were produced in 1936 and 1939. They feature a red ring or trim on the verge and decals of travel forms available in the 1800's, sailing ships, steam boats, steam locomotives and covered wagons. The first pieces I discovered here were the teacups and saucers, ships and volcanoes. Since I'm a geologist and was reading naval fiction at the time, these were perfect! Click the photo above to see more. |
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Pastel Nautilus in Four Colors, produced only in 1940. |
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Blue |
Pink |
Green |
Yellow |
Pastel Nautilus was produced in four colors, blue, pink, green and yellow, the same glazes used for HLC's longer-running Serenade line. |
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Laughlin Nautilus Dishes for the Holidays, 2007
Yes, still MORE Nautilus. The date code on the back of these pieces show that they were made in 1936 (first year of commercial Nautilus production), although, with this geometric design (pattern #N216), they could easily go with more modern pieces. Here, I've paired it with black post-86 Fiesta. It also looks wonderful with a black table cloth and red Fiesta. . . And of course, at this time of year, I have to trot out the silver. I LOVE sparkly!
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Other Homer Laughlin China Lines |
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HLC Brittany from 1937 with Constellation decal |
HLC Kitchen Kraft mixing bowls in Rhythm colors |
A 12.5 in. dia. HLC Ovenserve mixing bowl, pumpkin |
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Vintage HLC Jade dinnerware (unknown decal) with vintage Fiesta serving pieces |
New Homer Laughlin plates. The molded design is a dead ringer for the old Theme pattern |
Reissue Harlequin placesettings |
Post-86 Fiesta Doorknob Set |
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Contemporary Fiesta doorknobs from the tri-State Pottery Festival, 2005, |
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On the back of the little wooden cut-out, it says: |
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