Pie Plate: Mount Clemens Pottery Pumpkin Pie Recipe Dish, Japan, Vintage 1980s

A ripe orange pumpkin and a full pumpkin pie recipe fill the center of this cream-glazed Mount Clemens Pottery dish, a country-kitchen favorite for fall baking.

• Maker: Mount Clemens Pottery
• Pattern: Pumpkin Pie Recipe
• Materials: Ceramic
• Dimensions: 10.5 inches in Diameter
• Origin: Japan
• Era: Vintage 1980s
• Condition: Very Good. Very light wear on the “Pumpkin Pie” lettering, otherwise no chips, scratches, or crazing. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

A painted scallop design in brown hatch marks circles the smooth rim of this cream-glazed dish. In the center, “pumpkin pie” appears in bold brown lettering above a ripe orange pumpkin on curling vines with teal leaves. The full recipe is printed beside it, with baking times, and calls for honey and condensed milk. The base is marked “Mount Clemens Pottery, Yours… from the good Earth, Made in Japan,” along with “Dishwasher & Microwave-Safe, Freezer-to-Oven-to-Table, Oven-Proof.”

Slide a pumpkin pie out of the oven in a dish that carries its own recipe, and the Thanksgiving table is already half set. It would be lovely on a harvest shelf or the kitchen counter all autumn, with the recipe always in view. Sought by collectors of Mount Clemens Pottery and recipe-print bakeware, enjoyed by anyone who loves fall baking, and a thoughtful gift for a baker who loves a country kitchen.

Mount Clemens Pottery was founded in Mount Clemens, Michigan, in 1914 and was making dinnerware by 1915. By 1964 it was turning out more than 240,000 pieces a day. The company is also remembered for a wage dispute brought by its workers that went all the way to the Supreme Court and helped lead to the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947. In the late 1970s and 1980s it is reported to have outsourced some lines, including specialty stoneware, holiday items, and novelty recipe pie dishes, to manufacturers in Japan to stay competitive, which is why later pieces like this plate carry a “Made in Japan” mark. Production ended in 1987. A recipe pie plate in this condition is a good find for anyone who collects Mount Clemens or likes seasonal kitchenware.

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