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Franciscan by Gladding McBean El Patio Jug Carafe w/ Lid, Sea Mist Green 1930s

About the Item

Vintage Art deco style carafe or jug with lid features simple, clean design, the iconic “pretzel” shaped cup handle, and high gloss turquoise glaze. It's a part of El Patio line, attributed to Mary Grant, the first dinnerware line produced by Gladding McBean under their Franciscan Pottery division in 1934. The glaze color, Glacial Blue, is one of the first 8 glaze colorways for the line. El Patio line had three versions of the carafe – one with a wooden handle, one with a ceramic handle, and another with a metal holder; this carafe has the build-in ceramic handle, resulting in streamlined, monochromatic look. The carafe is marked on the bottom with the oval GMCB mark that was in use from 1934 to 1938. The mark dates the piece to the earliest years of the production of El Patio, one of the five most important California solid colored dinnerware lines of the 1930s, alongside Pacific Hostessware, Bauer Ringware, Metlox 200 Series, and Vernon Kilns Early California. The Gladding, McBean & Company, one of the biggest potteries in Southern California, was founded in 1875 in Lincoln, California. In 1934 the company began the manufacture of dinnerware and art ware under the trade name Franciscan Ware, and Frederic J. Grant, a chemical engineer and former president of the Weller Pottery Company in Ohio, was hired as the manager of new Pottery Department in the Glendale Plant. His wife, Mary K. Grant, who was an Art Director at Macy & Co. in New York City before her marriage, agreed to style the pottery lines of tableware and art ware; in 1938 she became the Lead Stylist and Manager of the Glendale plant’s Design department. Mary Grant designed many of the shapes and patterns for Franciscan Ware, including Encanto, that was chosen for The Museum of Modern Art 1951 Good Design Exhibition in New York. In 1952 both Frederic and Mary Grant resigned from Gladding.
  • Creator:
    Franciscan China 1 (Maker),Gladding, McBean (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.9 in (20.07 cm)Width: 6.88 in (17.48 cm)Depth: 5.7 in (14.48 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1934-1938
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Clifton Springs, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4421143555972

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