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Hand-painted pink roses climb the deeply embossed sides of these Franciscan Desert Rose pedestal cups, each one stamped Made in U.S.A. on the base. Small vessels have a way of turning an ordinary dessert into a small occasion.
Maker: Franciscan
Pattern: Desert Rose
Quantity: Set of 3 or Set of 4 (choose from the options)
Materials: Hand-painted, embossed earthenware
Dimensions: 2.5" tall, 4" diameter
Origin: California, USA
Era: Vintage 1940s–1950s
Condition: Excellent. No chips, cracks, or crazing on any cup. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.
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Made for sherbet, custard, pudding, or berries and cream, they're as at home on a summer luncheon table as at a holiday brunch, and a charming hostess gift for anyone who collects Desert Rose or loves a vintage kitchen.
Franciscan was the dinnerware line of Gladding, McBean & Co., a California ceramics firm founded in 1875 in Lincoln, where it made sewer pipe and architectural terra cotta. After acquiring the Tropico Potteries plant in Glendale in the 1920s, the company launched Franciscan dinnerware in 1934, and in 1941 it introduced Desert Rose. The pattern became one of the most popular American dinnerware designs ever made, and Glendale kept producing it for more than four decades. Wedgwood, which bought Franciscan in 1979, closed the Glendale plant in 1984 and moved production to England, which is why collectors look for the Made in U.S.A. mark. These cups show the deeper embossing and more pronounced scalloped rim of the earlier California production, the era collectors seek most.
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