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Franciscan Dinnerware
About Franciscan Ware
First offered in 1934 by Gladding-McBean and Company in California, Franciscan ware designs were largely floral. One Franciscan style in particular, Desert Rose, became one of the most popular American dinnerware patterns ever. Franciscan was integral in popularizing the California style of ceramics, drawing from both Spanish and Western styles. Though it remained popular thorough the 1970s, the Franciscan line was sold to Wedgwood in 1979.
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Upcoming Events
- 66th Scripps Ceramic Annual
Jan 23–Apr 4. Claremont, CA. - White Ironstone China Association 16th National Convention
Apr 28–May 2. Dover, DE. - Noritake Collectors Society 2010 Convention
May 22–24. Grand Rapids, MI.
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Interviews & Articles
An Interview With Howard Coutts, Ceramics Curator Of The Bowes Museum
I’m the curator of the ceramics bit of the Bowes Museum. It’s a big museum with 30 galleries of which three or four… [more]
An Interview With Fiesta Dinnerware Collector Heidi Kellner
I started as a collector and I’m a web designer, so I thought I would design a website from my passion. I threw it … [more]
Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)
Gotheborg.com
Jan-Erik Nilsson's extensive reference on antique Chinese porcelain. Jam-packed with information (e.g. on porcelain… [read review or visit site]
Ohio River Pottery
Mark Gonzalez's fantastic American Dinnerware site features a comprehensive index of potteries along the upper Ohio… [read review or visit site]
Watt Pottery On Line
Dedicated to Watt Pottery collectors everywhere, this site features an extensive database on Watt creations includi… [read review or visit site]
Worcester Porcelain Museum
The museum with the world's largest collection of Worcester porcelain is a good starting point for beginning collec… [read review or visit site]
The Restaurant Ware Collectors Network
Don't miss this collaborative reference guide to china and dinnerware used in public, commercial venues. The site c… [read review or visit site]
Thepotteries.org
Steve Birks' super deep site is a tribute to a bygone era, chronicling how a pottery center of excellence (they did… [read review or visit site]
The Bowes Museum: Ceramics
This gallery showcases 2,130 of the 5,000 items in the museum's ceramics collection dating from 1500-1900. Include… [read review or visit site]
Ceramics at The V&A
A great reference on ceramics from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Learn about different ceramics techniques and st… [read review or visit site]
Gardiner Museum
This website boasts hundreds of beautiful ceramics items with detailed descriptions. Start browsing here, and keep … [read review or visit site]
The Art of Asia
This microsite from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts features objects from the Institute’s permanent collection,… [read review or visit site]
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Clubs & Associations: China and Dinnerware
- Flow Blue International Collectors Club
- Red Wing Collectors Society
- International Association of R.S. Prussia Collectors
- Homer Laughlin China Collectors Association
- Blue and White Pottery Club
- Transferware Collectors Club
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