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Who is Dodie Thayer?
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Dodie Thayer was a self-taught artist and potter. The Florida ceramicist is best known for her line of lettuce ware, which is handcrafted dinnerware, serverware and decorative objects that look like the leaves of lettuce and cabbage. Collectors and enthusiasts of Thayer’s work included Frank Sinatra, the Duchess of Windsor, Jacqueline Kennedy and others. Find a variety of vintage dinnerware, serveware and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
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Dodie Thayer Palm Beach Porcelain Cabbage Tureen
By Dodie Thayer
Located in Norwalk, CT
Dodie Thayer Palm Beach porcelain cabbage tureen, an elegant example of the artist’s iconic Lettuce Ware.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Dodie Thayer Lettuce Ware Tureen, Cover and Stand, Jupiter, Florida, 1987
By Dodie Thayer
Located in Downingtown, PA
Interest in her work was renewed in 2015 with the licensed Dodie Thayer for Tory Burch collection, developed with the potter in the last years of her life.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Soup Tureens
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Large Yellow Ceramic Portuguese Lettuceware Serving Bowl After Dodie Thayer
By Dodie Thayer
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Lettuceware or cabbageware was first made popular by Dodie Thayer, who pioneered this timeless line which has become an entertaining lover's dream.
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Hollywood Regency Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Green Ceramic Lettuce Cabbageware Serving Tureen After Dodie Thayer
By Dodie Thayer
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A muted green cabbage motif tureen with lid and serving saucer. This iconic pattern will be a great accent for your next dinner party. Slightly larger than a soup bowl, this piece wi...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Green Ceramic Lettuce Cabbageware Serving Tureen after Dodie Thayer, 1978
By Dodie Thayer
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A bright green cabbage motif tureen with lid and underplate. Cabbageware became popular in the 1970s and has become highly collectible for Palm Beach enthusiasts. This iconic piece w...
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Green Ceramic Lettuce Cabbageware Serving Tureen after Dodie Thayer
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A bright green cabbage motif tureen with lid and serving saucer. This iconic pattern will be a great accent for your next dinner party. Slightly larger than a soup bowl, this piece w...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
