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Russel Wright pottery was made in Steubenville, Ohio, through a partnership with the Steubenville Pottery Company. In 1935, Wright formed Russel Wright Associates with Irving Richards, an entrepreneur who had worked with Lightolier and would later establish Raymor. In collaboration with Richards, Wright debuted the first line of American Modern dinnerware in 1939. Steubenville continued to produce it for two decades. The line sold over 200 million pieces during its 20 years of production. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Russel Wright furniture and tableware.
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Single & Rare MCM Russel Wright Eclipse Double Old fashioned Glass
By Russel Wright, Bartlett Collins Glass Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Single & Rare MCM Russel Wright Eclipse Double Old fashioned rock glass, Glass for Bartlett Collins .
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Russell Wright for Steubenville Pottery American Modern Large Bowl
By Steubenville, Russel Wright
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage large serving or salad bowl features a Modernist oval shape with curved sides, formed from earthenware and decorated with monochromatic glaze in Seafoam Green color. Measurin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Russel Wright Mid Century Seafoam American Modern Stem Glasses Morgantown 16 pcs
By Morgantown Glass Company, Russel Wright
Located in Miami, FL
Mid Century grouping of 16 Seafoam American Modern goblets designed by Russel Wright and manufactured by Morgantown. Consisting of Seafoam stem...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
American Modern Ceramic Celery Tray by Russel Wright for Steubenville, c.1945
By Steubenville, Russel Wright
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
American Modern Ceramic Celery Tray by Russel Wright for Steubenville, c.1945.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Salt and Pepper Shakers, Modern, Russel Wright for Chase, 1935
By Russel Wright, Chase Brass and Copper Company
Located in New York, NY
A rare and chic set of American chrome plate brass sphere salt and pepper shakers, Modern/Modern Streamlined/Art Deco design period, by designer Russel Wright for Chase Brass and Cop...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Barware
Materials
Chrome, Brass
Granite American Modern Serie Tall Stem Glasses Russel Wright 15 Pcs Morgantown
By Russel Wright, Morgantown Glass Company
Located in Miami, FL
Mid Century Modern grouping of 15 American Modern tall goblets designed by Russel Wright and manufactured by Morgantown. Consisting of 15 Granite Gray stem glassware in three different sizes all in Very Good condition. Since the glasses were hand blown, slight differences of colors and dimensions occured.
American Modern was a line of Mid Century Modern tableware for entertaining designed by Russel Wright (1904-1976) in the 1930s. It was a popular collection of Modern shapes and colors for dishes and glassware produced from 1939-1959. The glass articles for this line were produced by Morgantown Glassware Guild and the dishes by Steubenville Pottery. The glasses were available in coral (pink). chartreuse, gray and seafoam. This line was so popular that even Elanor Roosevelt and Mamie Eisenhower had a set of dishes and because of the high quality of the glass production at Morgantown, it was chosen as the supplier of glassware for the Kennedy White House.
Morgantown Glass Works was founded in 1899 in West Virginia to produce pressed and hand blown glassware. The company closed for a short period in the 30s and reopened as Morgantown Glassware Guild producing high quality glassware until 1965 when it was bought by Fostoria Glass Co. and finally closed in 1971.
MEASUREMENTS & QUANTITY: (2 goblets) 5.5 inches high x 3 inches diameter –(8 goblets) 4 inches high x 3.75 inches diameter – (5 goblets) 3.75 inches high x 3.5 inches diameter
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Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
