Franciscan Ceramics Archive

History of franciscan ceramics timeline.

Franciscan ceramics archive.

Montecito coronado or other spanish inspired titles produced in the 1930s. A www resource on st. Waterford glass group plc purchased wedgwood in 1986 becoming. Look for apple and franciscan desert rose to.

Acquires the franciscan ceramics division of the interpace corporation. The franciscan ceramics archive is a repository of historical documentation and dedicated to the preservation of the history of franciscan ceramics and gladding mcbean co. Franciscan ware or franciscan pottery as it was first named in 1934 was manufactured by gladding mcbean and company of glendale ca. What s new in the franciscan archive library and new for the website.

Become a member and have access to exclusive content for members only. Toggle menu franciscan marks earthenware. For information regarding the collection see the archive. And interpace to identify their franciscan earthenware.

Tiffin crystal sold to towle silversmiths. 1000 gladding mcbean interpace and wedgwood franciscan ceramics company files. This is a catalog of the materials in the franciscan ceramics archive collections. In july of 1979 josiah wedgwood and sons ltd.

Look for telltale pattern designs and full or partial understamps bearing one of the company s names franciscan pottery franciscan ware or franciscan china. Support the website archives by making a donation. Scores of different styles and patterns were produced. Franciscan survived the competitive ceramics market and the entry of plastic onto americans dinner tables by having production of china made in japan beginning in 1960.

Francis of assisi and franciscanism. Franciscan products timeline list of art ware and dinnerware patterns by date of introduction. These are marks used by gladding mcbean co. Companies identify their products with marks.

The former franciscan ceramics division becomes a subsidiary of company of wedgwood and incorporates as franciscan ceramics inc. The japanese cosmopolitan fine china and earthenware whitestone lines were marked changes for this historically california based producer. Franciscan ceramics are ceramic tableware and tile products produced by gladding mcbean co. Interpace sells myott meakin to a group of investors.

Marks are often referred to as back stamps or bugs. In los angeles california from 1934 1962 international pipe and ceramics interpace from 1962 1979 and wedgwood from 1979 1983. Wedgwood closed the los angeles plant and moved the production of dinnerware to england in 1983. In 1962 gladding mcbean and company merged with the lock joint pipe company and became interpace.

Identify pieces by their pattern names.