POTTERY & CHINA:
MAGAZINE ADS & ILLUSTRATIONS - COLOR

What adds to the fun of collecting 1920s - 1950s pottery, china and glassware is searching for ephemera that originally promoted the dishes. Once, of course, today's "collectibles" were ordinary household objects marketed to the American housewife for her well-appointed kitchen or dining room.

In my personal collection are more than 300 color magazine ads and illustrations featuring collectible pottery, china and glassware. Many are company ads, but there's also a variety of other products (cereals, juices, appliances...you name it!) advertised in which the dishes play a "supporting role," so to speak. Illustrations for articles, especially in women's magazines, often include dinnerware very familiar to today's collector.

Decorative accents to any display of pottery, china or glassware, these vintage ads and illustrations also provide important historical documentation for a collection.

Color laser copies of these full-page color ads and illustrations are now available in two sizes: 11"x17" at $7.50 each and 8-1/2"x11" at $3.95 each plus postage. Because the original illustration sizes vary from about 4"x5" to 9"x12", the image sizes will be enlarged or reduced to fill the space proportionately, with some white margins. A few ads or brochures contain two pages; price is for each page. Copies of vertical half-page ads may also be ordered on 8-1/2"x14" paper at $5.95 each.

The magazine name and date of publication are shown at the end of each description. For example, BHG-1138-17 means Better Homes & Gardens, November 1938, item 17 in a group of ads or illustrations from that issue.

Any questions, please send an e-mail My Glass Duchess.

Blue Ridge/Southern Potteries "Bouquet," "Black-Eyed Susan," Aster" - ad, plates, bowls, cups & saucers, platter .......... HB-1048-01

Blue Ridge/Southern Potteries "Golden Sand," "Night Flower" ad, 1/2 page..........LYH-952-03

Blue Ridge "Desert Flower" - illus, plate..........LYH-952-04

Castleton China - Simtex ad, china pattern unknown, plates..........HB-453-24

Castleton China "Ma Lin" - ad, plate designed by Ching-Chih Yee..........HB-1047-22

Franciscan Fine China "Arcadia" - ad, plate, cup & saucer, sugar, creamer, coffee..........HB-353-06

Franciscan Fine China "El Encanto" - illus..........HB-653-31

Franciscan Fine China "Mesa" - ad, table settings with Tiffin plain stemware..........HB-653-32

Franciscan Fine China "Concord" - Irish Linen Guild ad, table settings with Tiffin "Waterford" stemware..........HB-653-33

Franciscan Fine China "Carmel" - Tiffin ad, table settings with Tiffin "Silver Wheat" stemware..........HB-653-34

Franciscan Fine China "Regency" - Reed & Barton ad, table settings with Tiffin "Williamsburg" stemware..........HB-653-35

Franciscan Fine China "Encanto Nuevo" - ad, plates..........HB-1053-06

Franciscan Fine China "Regency" - ad, cup & saucer, plate, creamer, coffee..........HB-1153-01

Franciscan Ware "Starburst," "Woodlore," "Pomegranate," "Echo," "Trio" - Gladding McBean & Co. (Los Angeles, CA) 2-page ad .......... SU-554-01 2nd page

Franciscan "Desert Rose" - ad, coffee pot, plate, cup and saucer, creamer and sugar, 1/2 page .......... BHG-253-01

Franciscan "Desert Rose" and "Apple" - ad, coffee pot, creamer and sugar, platter, plate, cup and saucer; teapot, covered casserole, butter dish, plate, cup and saucer, 1/2 page .......... BHG-455-01

Franciscan "Desert Rose," "Apple" and "Hacienda" - ad, plates, FPC .......... BHG-665-01

Franciscan "Desert Rose" - ad, coffee pot, plate, cup and saucer, creamer and sugar.......... BHG-1266-01

Franciscan "Desert Rose" - illus, rosebud shakers with misc. pink dishes..........LHJ-1181-01

Franciscan "Desert Rose" - 1996 ad in Seattle Times/Pacific Magazine, plates, platter, bowl, cup & saucer, sugar, creamer..........BON-51296

Franciscan "Ivy" - Nescafe ad, plates, cups & saucers..........GH-649-35

Franciscan "Ivy" - Universal ad, creamer, plates, bowl..........GH-650-24

Franciscan Earthenware "Tulip Time," "Fruit," "Sierra Sand" - cup & saucer, plates, serving pieces..........MC-1063-01

"Harlequin" (HLC) - illus, cups, plates..........AH-1040-01

"Fiestaware" (HLC) - 1996 Bon Marche ad for new Fiesta including 60th anniversary limited edition beverage set..........BON-1196

Edwin M. Knowles China Company "Carolina," "Magnolia," "DuBarry" - ad, plates, cups & saucers, gravy boat, covered casserole .......... HB-1248-01

Lenox "Wheat" - ad .......... LYH-1052-16

Lenox "West Wind" - ad..........HB-453-26

Lenox "Athenia" - ad..........HB-1153-02

"LuRay Pastels" (TS&T) - Nairn Treadlite ad, pink LuRay and other dishes displayed on shelves in kitchen, including platter, plates, cups & saucers, tea set.......... L-101440-32

"LuRay Pastels" (TS&T) - Westinghouse ad, children washing dishes, tumblers, plates........this is one of my favorites!.......... BHG-645-05

"LuRay Pastels" (TS&T) - Armstrong ad, LuRay dishes on table .......... BHG-343-01

"LuRay Pastels" (TS&T) - small illus in article "Nimble Fingers Did It".......... BHG-343-02

"LuRay Pastels" (TS&T) - Omaha Crockery Co. 1948 brochure, 2 pages, shows 29 items in all colors except Chatham Grey..........LURAY

"Moss Rose" - advertising postcard, coffee set, manufacturer unknown; color laser copy plus b&w photocopy of postcard reverse..........ILLUS.

Pacific Pottery "Corolitos" - illus, Easter, yellow plates, cups & saucers -- very colorful, looks especially great enlarged to 11"x17"..........BHG-340-07

Paden City Pottery Co. Shenandoah Ware "Cosmos" - ad (Paden City, WV) ........... HB-1047-23

Pasco Bavarian China "Saxony" - ad, pattern by Lorenz Hutschenreuther..........HB-460-08

Quimper "French Peasant" - Aunt Jemima ad -- this is a real find!..........LHJ-930-01

Royal Doulton - ad, 8 dinnerware patterns..........HB-1153-06

Royal Doulton - ad, 2 dinnerware patterns, 2 figurines..........HB-453--28

Royal Doulton - ad, 9 figurines..........HB-460-05

Royal Doulton - ad, 15 figurines..........HO-1154-38

Royal Rochester "Golden Pheasant," - part of a 4-page brochure (1931) showing casseroles, waffle set, tea set, percolator, urn set and pie server; another color page features "Red Poppy"(below) and there are 2 b&w pages of chrome plated coffee and tea sets.....PHEASANT-1931

Royal Rochester "Red Poppy," - part of a 4-page brochure showing urn set, casserole, tea ball pot, percolator, pie server, waffle set (see above).......... ILLUS...........POPPY-1931

Royal Worcester "Chantilly" - ad, plate..........HB-460-09

Russel Wright "Seafoam" - illus, plates w/Westmoreland "Beaded Edge" milk glass tumblers..........GH-649-31

Russel Wright "Iroquois Casual" - illus, place settings, apricot and yellow..........HB-353-08

Russel Wright "Iroquois Casual" - Iroquois China Co. ad, place settings, serving pieces, ripe apricot and parsley green; color dots..........LYH-1052-19

Russel Wright "Residential" Melmac - ad, place settings, individual casseroles..........HB-1153-04

Russel Wright "Iroquois Casual" - illus kitchen article..........LYH-1052-18

Sharon Merrill "drip glaze" pottery - food illus, pattern name unknown, predates her 1953 Vernon Kilns designs..........BHG-339-08

Spode blue "Camilla" - Stokely's ad -- for canned peas!..........GH-547-SPC

Spode "Maritime Rose" - illus w/Duncan & Miller goblets..........HG-1039-51

Stangl "Magnolia" - ad..........LYH-1052-20

Syracuse China - ad, accent plates..........HB-1047-24

Vernon Kilns "California Originals" and "Homespun" - cover illus from 1951 brochure, "24 Ways to Set a Party Table," table settings, tumblers.......... 1951 BROCHURE

Vernon Kilns "California Originals" and Plaids - back cover illus from 1951 brochure, "24 Ways to Set a Party Table," table settings .......... 1951 BROCHURE (BACK)

Vernon Kilns "Early California" - illus, turquois plate and platter w/Swedish accessories .......... BHG-239-15

Vernon Kilns "Hawaiian Coral" - illus, place settings..........HB-653-41

Vernon Kilns "Casa California Hermosa" - Trimz Co. (wallpaper) ad w/Sonja Henie, plate in cabinet..........BHG-545-17

Vernon Kilns "Early California," "Modern California," "Ultra California" "Coral Reef," "Hawaiian Flowers," "Moby Dick," "Salamina" - ad, plates, cups and saucers, teapot, coffee pot, creamer and sugar, casserole, tureen, muffin, pitcher..........ILLUS. ..........HB-1139-01

Vernon Kilns "Early California," "Organdie," "Casa California," - ad, includes other patterns..........SU-1138-01

Vernon Kilns "Linda," "Native California" - illus, with "Colonial Dame" stems..........GH-649-32

Vernon Kilns "Early California" - illus, various pieces in dark blue..........BHG-339-07

Vernon Kilns "Early California," "Casa California" - illus article "Color Scheme Your Kitchen," various pieces; this item is available as illustration only or full page including text and additional illustration..........BHG-1138-17

Vernon Kilns "Early California," "Modern California," "Casa California" - ad, various pieces..........SU-638-01

Vernon Kilns "Homespun," - cover of "Mary Blake Favorite Recipes" booklet (1954), mugs, salt & pepper shakers..........HOMESPUN-1954

Vernon Kilns "Modern California," - cover plus "Garden Breakfast Party" article, 2 pp b&w, plates, cups and saucers; carafe, tumblers, creamer shown in inside photo..........SU-539-01

Vernon Kilns "Moby Dick," "Salamina," "Coral Reef," "Hawaiian Flowers" - ad, various pieces; includes portraits of the Famous Artists who designed these patterns, Rockwell Kent and Don Blanding -- this is the ad that inspired this whole collection of ads and illustrations!..........GH-539-01

Vernon Kilns "Organdie" - Lipton Soothing Moments Tea ad, 1996, 1/2 page, cup & saucer

J. Wedgwood "Charnwood" - ad..........HB-453-31

"Wildflower" - advertising postcard, luncheon set, manufacturer unknown; color laser copy plus b&w photocopy of postcard reverse..........ILLUS.

To place an order: Specify the item code and/or description of the ad or illustration. Send a check or money order payable in U.S. funds to My Glass Duchess or Cadia Los. Each color laser copy is $3.95 (8-1/2"x11") or $7.50 (11"x17").

Shipping and handling: To a U. S. address, illustrations will be sent flat via First Class Mail. Please add $2.00 per order (not per print) to help defray postage costs. Insurance ($1.75 up to $50.00 value) is optional but recommended. If you prefer Priority Mail, UPS or other methods of shipping, please inquire. International orders will be charged actual shipping costs. More shipping information.

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