Wednesday, January 20, 2010

BROWN EYED SUSAN CREAMER

Brown Eyed SusanQ: This is the creamer from a set of dishes my mother bought in Missouri sometime around the 1940s or 1950s. Any information about this charming dinnerware pattern?

A: Your mother's pattern is called Brown Eyed Susan. It was made by Vernon Kilns, a pottery company founded in 1931 in Vernon, California. Vernon Kilns made dinnerware and figurines until it went out of business in 1958. Brown Eyed Susan decoration was hand-painted and the pattern was used on a wide range of dinnerware and serving pieces. You can also find Brown Eyed Susan glassware, goblets, tumblers, and sherbets made by Imperial Glass Co. in the 1950s.

2 comments:

Cindy K. said...

We run into these pieces now and then. They remind me of the franciscian rose or apple ware. The pieces have a beautiful warm brown glaze on the inside.

Cindy K. - Going Going Gone Estate Services

Anonymous said...

This is the dinnerware my parents have! How exciting to see it here!