Metlox Shoreline was introduced as part of the company’s Poppytrail line and was in the market by late 1950, when...

Mardi Gras was part of Metlox's Poppytrail dinnerware line, advertised as “fanciful” dinnerware in red, black, and white. The advertisement...

In the early 1930s, Russel and Mary Wright entered the home furnishings market with what they called informal serving accessories...

Mary Wright is often discussed in relation to Russel Wright, but her Country Gardens line for Bauer Pottery deserves attention...

In the 1930s, a number of established American furniture manufacturers began turning to outside or named designers to help modernize...

Forest Furniture Company was a furniture manufacturer in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, an area with a strong furniture-making industry in...

Russel Wright’s work for Bauer Pottery occupies a small but distinctive place in mid-century American ceramics. Produced for only a...

Marc Bellaire’s Balinese line belongs to a very specific moment in American decorative ceramics. Produced in the postwar period, it...

Yona of California was a small Los Angeles-area ceramics company active in the 1940s and early 1950s founded by Max...

Among the many national and regional themes that appeared in 1950s ceramic giftware, Dutch-inspired designs had unusual staying power. They...