Handsome solid-color pottery was introduced in the 1930s and continued to be very popular. Originally called plain ware, intensely bright solid colors had strong appeal probably because they ...

I have done a few articles on Shawnee Pottery Co. cookie jars in the past 28 years I have written for the Telegraph, but I believe this might be the first one on Shawnee collectible vases. As you can ...

Question: I recently received a gift of old Franciscan "Apple" pattern dinnerware. The pieces are marked with "Franciscan Ware" in a circle, "Made in California U.S.A." inside the circle, "Hand" over ...

Q: In June 1948 my wife and I received eight place settings of Franciscan Desert Rose dinnerware as a wedding gift. Each piece is marked “Made in California.” What is its value? R.Z., Whitehall A: ...

Q. This is a picture of one of the dishes that is part of a service-for-12 set of dinnerware. I have acquired the set of Franciscan earthenware with all the extra serving pieces from my mother. Some ...

George T. James, 82, who in 1954 designed the Franciscan Pottery’s Eclipse dinnerware shape, which was decorated with the still-popular Starburst pattern, died Friday in Glendale after a fall. James ...