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Blue Ridge china. Blue Ridge is a brand and range of American tableware manufactured by Southern Potteries Incorporated from the 1930s until 1957.Well known in their day for their underglaze decoration and colorful patterns, Blue Ridge pieces are now popular items with collectors of antique dishware.
Next the piece is shaped by hand on a potter's wheel, then left to dry for a number of days. [9] Then comes the first firing, done at 850 °C (1,560 °F). [4] The piece is tested to see if there are any cracks in it. The initial glazing, which creates the milky-white background, is applied. After this, the design is hand painted. [9]
The Willow pattern is a distinctive and elaborate chinoiserie pattern used on ceramic tableware. It became popular at the end of the 18th century in England when, in its standard form, it was developed by English ceramic artists combining and adapting motifs inspired by fashionable hand-painted blue-and-white wares imported from Qing dynasty China.
Franciscan Fine China pattern Gold Band introduced in 1949 [4] In 1940, the Gladding, McBean & Co. introduced their first hand-painted embossed earthenware dinnerware line Franciscan Apple, and shortly thereafter in 1941, Desert Rose. Apple was adapted from the embossed pattern Zona, produced by the Weller Pottery Company of Ohio.
As a result, Vernon Kilns took the opportunity to create a new set of dinnerware molds: The result was the pottery company's first original dinnerware shape, Montecito. [1] In 1935, Vernon introduced their first solid color dinnerware line, Early California, to complete with the other solid color dinnerware offerings popularized by potteries ...
Spode and Thomas Minton both manufactured printed blue-and-white pottery with this pattern. [58] Worcester Dessert Plate in the Japanese Arita style decorated by James Giles c. 1765–70. The Worcester Porcelain Company was established in 1751, mainly producing high-quality blue underglaze painted porcelain. At first the decorations were hand ...
Hadley pottery became collectible and highly sought after for their varied and creative hand painted patterns. [ citation needed ] Hadley Pottery is still operating. Christy Lee Brown purchased the company in 1997, [ 4 ] and from 1997 to 2007, Louisville Stoneware sales averaged $3 million a year.
The Ridgway family was one of the important dynasties manufacturing Staffordshire pottery, with a large number of family members and business names, over a period from the 1790s to the late 20th century. In their heyday in the mid-19th century there were several different potteries run by different branches of the family.