GENERAL DESCRIPTION
When Casual China was introduced, its original distributor, Garrison Products of New York (1946-48), advertised the line as a "Revolution in China." The ware's tough thick walled body was suitable for the oven and icebox and was guaranteed against breakage for one year after purchase. Its elegant, streamlined shapes were designed to stack compactly for ease of storage. Casual China was available in Cantaloupe, Sugar White, Lemon Yellow and eleven other colors.
The highly successful line was on the market into the 1960s, with various pieces redesigned periodically and a majority overhauled in 1951.
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), 465.
NOTES
TMS Updates - GeoXrefs - Place of origin and text entry - JBA 10/19/2017
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1989: Benny Brewer, Burleson, Texas [1]
From 1999: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above [1]
[1] See handwitten invoice on Dallas Museum of Art invoice (undated, copy in Collections Records Object File) and Dallas Museum of Art Acquisition Record (dated September 14, copy in Collections Records Object File).
AUDIO ASSETS
VIDEO ASSETS
IMAGE ASSETS
WEB RESOURCES
ARCHIVAL RESOURCES
FUN FACTS
TEACHING IDEAS
RULES
apply to objects where number equals 1989.89
Category
rules_operator
AND
General Description
When Casual China was introduced, its original distributor, Garrison Products of New York (1946-48), advertised the line as a "Revolution in China." The ware's tough thick walled body was suitable for the oven and icebox and was guaranteed against breakage for one year after purchase. Its elegant, streamlined shapes were designed to stack compactly for ease of storage. Casual China was available in Cantaloupe, Sugar White, Lemon Yellow and eleven other colors.
The highly successful line was on the market into the 1960s, with various pieces redesigned periodically and a majority overhauled in 1951.
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), 465.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
TMS Updates - GeoXrefs - Place of origin and text entry - JBA 10/19/2017
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1989: Benny Brewer, Burleson, Texas [1]
From 1999: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above [1]
[1] See handwitten invoice on Dallas Museum of Art invoice (undated, copy in Collections Records Object File) and Dallas Museum of Art Acquisition Record (dated September 14, copy in Collections Records Object File).
AUDIO ASSETS
VIDEO ASSETS
rules
Apply To
Objects
number
Equals
1989.89
source file
object_notes_4_a-0403.xml.nores