GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Created for sale through the Sears mail-order catalogue, Eva Zeisel'sStratoware line of earthenware, which included this pepper shaker, was designed for the middle class market, which demanded "beauty, utility, and economy." Thus, with the exception of the cups, the handles were integrated with the body for ease of manufacture and durability. The ring handles on the cups were designed so that the vessels stacked easily. The 1942 Sears catalogue said: "Stratoware is as in key with modern living as the newest TWA Stratoliners. Distinguished ware that is practical enough for everyday. Two beautifully blended colors son every piece. Four air-minded trim colors: Horizon Blue, Flare Yellow, Wing Brown, and Airport Green. Body is contrasting San Diego Sand color.... Design created exclusively for Sears by the Industrial Design Dept. of Pratt Institute."
Adapted from
Charles L. Venable, China and Glass in America 1880-1980 (Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Art: New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), 427.
NOTES
added CCs, completed source, added tags - 9/27/17 JBA
UMO pending for file "Boeing,_Type_307,_Stratoliner_Prototype"
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Until 1996: Karen Silvermintz, Dallas, Texas [1]
From 1996: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above [1]
[1] See Karen Silvermintz receipt (undated, copy in Collections Records Object File).
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Boeing ~ Learn about the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, the aircraft that inspired Sears and Roebuck's Stratoware line.
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FUN FACTS
In 1942, twenty-piece Stratoware service for four sold for $3.29.
Adapted from
Charles L. Venable, China and Glass in America 1880-1980 (Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Art: New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), 427.
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General Description
Created for sale through the Sears mail-order catalogue, Eva Zeisel'sStratoware line of earthenware, which included this pepper shaker, was designed for the middle class market, which demanded "beauty, utility, and economy." Thus, with the exception of the cups, the handles were integrated with the body for ease of manufacture and durability. The ring handles on the cups were designed so that the vessels stacked easily. The 1942 Sears catalogue said: "Stratoware is as in key with modern living as the newest TWA Stratoliners. Distinguished ware that is practical enough for everyday. Two beautifully blended colors son every piece. Four air-minded trim colors: Horizon Blue, Flare Yellow, Wing Brown, and Airport Green. Body is contrasting San Diego Sand color.... Design created exclusively for Sears by the Industrial Design Dept. of Pratt Institute."
Adapted from
Charles L. Venable, China and Glass in America 1880-1980 (Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Art: New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), 427.
Fun Facts
In 1942, twenty-piece Stratoware service for four sold for $3.29.
Adapted from
Charles L. Venable, China and Glass in America 1880-1980 (Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Art: New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), 427.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Boeing ~ Learn about the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, the aircraft that inspired Sears and Roebuck's Stratoware line.
Notes
added CCs, completed source, added tags - 9/27/17 JBA
UMO pending for file "Boeing,_Type_307,_Stratoliner_Prototype"
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1996: Karen Silvermintz, Dallas, Texas [1]
From 1996: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above [1]
[1] See Karen Silvermintz receipt (undated, copy in Collections Records Object File).
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