dcd vtg cornflower bachelor button handpainted louisville stoneware serving dish

Description: the dish i can find no issues. lovely, iconic cornflower pattern (you can read more about that below, including the fact that this pattern by lousville stoneware was the everyday service at the white house under mamie eisenhower). heft very useful serving, souffle-sized dish. you can read more about louisville stoneware below. outside rim diameter is 7½". from the surface on which the dish rests to the rim is 2¾". you can see the second-to-last image to gain a sense of scale. it is minimally marked with the post-1970 lousville stoneware mark (see last image) louisville stoneware made in kentucky about louisville stoneware's «bachelor button» (née «cornflower») pattern (from: stonewareandco) corn flower blue, originally called cornflower, what's now known as one of the most popular patterns—bachelor button—was created during taylor's tenure by artist edith ellis. according to our history, mamie eisenhower had this pattern as her every day dishes in the white house. john robertson, a ceramics engineer, saved the pottery from closing after the death of taylor in 1970 and changed the name to louisville stoneware. about louisville stoneware [from: wikipedia] louisville stoneware, previously known as louisville pottery, is located in the highlands section of louisville, kentucky. founded in 1815, making it one of the oldest stoneware companies in the united states, it creates fanciful stoneware that is nationally renowned. it specializes in decorating its pottery with kentucky derby and christmas themes, but it has other themes as well: noah's ark, primrose, and pear being examples. they can also create personalized items. besides pottery, they have made bird baths and bird feeders. the jb taylor company was founded in 1815 in louisville, kentucky. but it was not owned by john b taylor until 1938. in 1970 the company was sold and became known as louisville stoneware. the company still produces the stoneware. some of the old patterns are still in production as well as many new designs. iIn the earlier days, the artists were likely to experiment with different designs and you can occasionally find a unique treasure in antique/consignment shops. they also do many pieces on commission for company/event promotions, the best known being their pieces done to commemorate the running of the kentucky derby. they also did a pattern for cracker barrel restaurants, kentucky fried chicken and many more. the fun aspect of this stoneware is the different patterns and individual hand painted designs, from bachelor button, country flowers, hummingbirds, 12 days of christmas, noah's ark, etc. as well as some decorative pieces including castles, birdhouses, pet dishes, etc. one of the better known potters to work for john b. taylor was ma hadley (mary alice hadley), who started a company of her own. ma hadley is very collectible and highly sought after for their varied and creative hand painted patterns. hadley pottery had its inception early in 1940. at that time, m.a. hadley applied her artistic talents to the making of a custom set of dishes for a cruiser that the hadleys had on the ohio river. the hadley pottery building was purchased by the hadley's in october 1944 as a birthday present for mrs. hadley. mrs. hadley painted all of the murals on the walls of the building. since 1997, company sales have averaged $3 million a year. in those ten years, the business switched from a mostly wholesale business to mostly retail. over 90% of their business has been centered around louisville and kentucky, but internet and national advertising is expected to expand distribution. clay used by the company comes from western indiana, and may be up to 250 million years old. dishes made at the factory have been proven to be safe for use in ovens, microwave ovens, and dishwashers, and can retain heat for keeping food warm. maker's and/or other marks it is minimally marked with the post-1970 lousville stoneware mark (see last image) louisville stoneware made in kentucky dimensions the rim is 4" away from the surface on which it rests. the rim diameter is 3". you can see the second-to-last image to gain a sense of scale. condition i can find no issues. the fine print the images serve as the majority of the listing description, so take a look at them closely. shipping costs have really increased—this is calculated into the buy-it-now price. i really add a large amount of packaging to protect what i ship, so that will inherently add alot of weight already. and shipping prices increase greatly with minor increments in weight. i am not able to sell individual items from items i have listed as a group. i just don't have the stamina to create new listings for those. i apologize for that. i haven't initially individually listed items because i don't have enough listing slots to so. trying to downsize some, though extremely melancholically. shipping time: i otherwise work more than full time and my health isn't great, so kindly excuse the longer handling time. if i am able to ship sooner, i absolutely will do that. i appreciate you taking the time to view my listing.

Price: 45 USD

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

End Time: 2025-02-15T04:49:53.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD