GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In an early advertisement for this pattern, Wedgwood proudly announced that Prairie Flowers was the company's "first design from an entirely American inspiration." The ad went on to say that the artist had "traveled to the West to see one of America's glories-the wildflowers of the plains and prairies in the early Spring." The original version was adapted with minor changes, mostly to edging and center treatments, and was sold through 1932. The pattern was most likely withdrawn along with others when the number of patterns was reduced at the outset of World War II. The five-place setting features a dinner, salad, and bread plate, as well as a teacup with saucer in cream-colored bone china with floral accents of blue, lavender, best egg yellow, massey orange, scarlet, and yellow-green, with a turquoise edge.
Drawn from
- Charles L. Venable, Ellen P. Denker, Katherine C. Grier, Stephen G. Harrison, China and Glass in America, 1880-1980: From Tabletop to TV Tray (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), 350, cat. 155.
- The Crockery and Glass Journal, Wedgwood "Prairie Flowers," November, 1929, 15.
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- changed date from 1915 to 1928 based on Charles L. Venable, Ellen P. Denker, Katherine C. Grier, Stephen G. Harrison, China and Glass in America, 1880-1980: From Tabletop to TV Tray (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), 350, cat. 155.
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Until 1996: Collection of Thomas H. Hartman and Hattie Higginbotham Hartman, London, England
From 1996: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the above in memory of Ruth Lindsley Hartman
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General Description
In an early advertisement for this pattern, Wedgwood proudly announced that Prairie Flowers was the company's "first design from an entirely American inspiration." The ad went on to say that the artist had "traveled to the West to see one of America's glories-the wildflowers of the plains and prairies in the early Spring." The original version was adapted with minor changes, mostly to edging and center treatments, and was sold through 1932. The pattern was most likely withdrawn along with others when the number of patterns was reduced at the outset of World War II. The five-place setting features a dinner, salad, and bread plate, as well as a teacup with saucer in cream-colored bone china with floral accents of blue, lavender, best egg yellow, massey orange, scarlet, and yellow-green, with a turquoise edge.
Drawn from
- Charles L. Venable, Ellen P. Denker, Katherine C. Grier, Stephen G. Harrison, China and Glass in America, 1880-1980: From Tabletop to TV Tray (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), 350, cat. 155.
- The Crockery and Glass Journal, Wedgwood "Prairie Flowers," November, 1929, 15.
Fun Facts
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Notes
READ
- changed date from 1915 to 1928 based on Charles L. Venable, Ellen P. Denker, Katherine C. Grier, Stephen G. Harrison, China and Glass in America, 1880-1980: From Tabletop to TV Tray (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), 350, cat. 155.
- updated provenance and geo x refs
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1996: Collection of Thomas H. Hartman and Hattie Higginbotham Hartman, London, England
From 1996: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the above in memory of Ruth Lindsley Hartman
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