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California-based Gladding, McBean & Co. began producing
Franciscan dinnerware in the 1930s. Their introduction of
Franciscan Apple in 1940 heralded a new product line featuring
heavily sculpted, embossed dinnerware hand-decorated in brilliant
colors. Desert Rose, introduced a year later, became the top
selling dinnerware pattern in the world. Many additional patterns
were produced through 1984, when the Franciscan plant in Glendale,
California was closed. This comprehensive guide focuses solely on
Franciscan hand-decorated embossed dinnerware manufactured in the
United States and includes Apple, Desert Rose (and its three
variations), Wild Flowers, Ivy, Fruit, California Poppy, October,
Forget-Me-Not, Strawberry Fair, Strawberry Time, Fresh Fruit,
Bountiful, Rosette, and Bouquet. Over 430 color photos illustrate
these highly collectible pieces while the captions provide values,
sizes, and other information for each pattern. An extensive company
history and detailed shape listings are included. This is the
complete reference for collectors of Franciscan hand-painted
embossed dinnerware.
The early terra cotta, garden wares, tiles, Franciscan line, and
Catalina artware produced by the prolific Gladding, McBean and
Company from the late 1800s to 1942 are covered and beautifully
displayed in this fascinating book. The Franciscan pottery table
and artware line, so named to honor the Franciscan Friars who
established Spanish Missions in California, was one of the most
successful product lines produced by California's Gladding, McBean
and Company. Among the dishes displayed here are their most popular
patterns, including El Patio, Coronado, Metropolitan, Apple, and
Desert Rose. Also featured are the colorful wares made after the
firm acquired the Catalina Island Pottery in 1937. The history of
Gladding, McBean covers its establishment in Lincoln, California,
in 1873 to its closure in 1984. Values included. This is a
wonderful guide book for everyone who loves twentieth century
pottery!
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