I recently bought Michael Pratt's
Mid-Century Modern Dinnerware: A Pictorial Guide, and it is truly a feast for the eyes. The book contains hundreds of images, most of which depict far more of the pieces from each line than I could find on the Internet. For those of you who are regulars at
modish.net, this is a must-have reference book, and for those of you who love mid-century dinnerware but haven't discovered the site yet, I urge you to put a visit to it on your to-do list.
Pratt, an avid collector who owns almost ten thousand pieces of mid-century dinnerware, has written an amazing overview of the tableware designs of the leading potteries from the 1940s through the 1960s. Here are a few of the patterns mentioned in the book.
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Brock Desert Mist
modish.net |
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Canonsburg Pottery Americana
etsy.com - DeliaWach |
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Denwar Bantu
modish.net |
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Hollydale Malibu Modern
thecollectorsdream.net |
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Gracetone Orbit
fotolog.com |
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Harkerware White Clover by Russel Wright
moodindigo.com |
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Eva Zeisel for Western Stoneware
liveauctioneers.com |
Additionally, here are some of the patterns that we have (or have had until recently) for sale in the store.
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Paul McCobb for Jackson China
Plate and bowl are the Brown Matchsticks pattern.
I haven't identified the stripe. |
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Syracuse China Jackstraws
We have several pieces of this pattern in our Etsy store. |
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Canonsburg Pottery Temporama
We also have several pieces of this pattern for sale in our Etsy store. |
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A reader of the blog just bought a full set of this
Taylor Smith & Taylor Cathay from us on eBay! :)
(Thanks again for your purchase!) |
