GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Constellation shape tableware, designed by Viktor Schreckengost and manufactured by Salem China Company, combined round and square shapes and juxtaposed off-white and charcoal grey tones. In a 1953 press release, Salem China Company president Harrison Keller stated: “In our new Constellation line we have high style in color contrast which makes the service at home in any setting -- formal or informal.” The Constellation shape was available with numerous surface patterns, including the traditional Shaker Brown Lime and abstract Jackstraw (both ca. 1952-53). The unidentified pattern featuring a rooster as an accent on some pieces was made for Sears, Roebuck & Co. and marketed under the store's Harmony House brand name. When the shape was introduced, Salem called the two-tone glaze effect a "'day and night art texture." The versatile line was available from open stock, enabling consumers to purchase individual pieces or a complete set.
Drawn from
- Jo Cunningham, Viktor Schreckengost: Designs in Dinnerware (Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2006), 104.
- 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), (cat. 33), 427.
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- audio asset marked NR in Piction
- updated provenance and geo x refs in TMS for virtual object and all children, (HAB, 2/23/17)
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Schreckengost_Viktor: ULAN: 500055513
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Sebring (Ohio): TGN: 2081809
Cleveland (Ohio): TGN: 7013608
Tallahassee (Florida): TGN: 7013938
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PROVENANCE
Until 2002: Collection of Viktor Schreckengost, Cleveland Heights, Ohio [1]
From 2002: Dallas Museum of art, gift of Viktor Schreckengost [1]
[1] See Deed of Gift dated July 15, 2002 in the Collections Records Object File (2002.39.1-5)
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13309366: UMO. Listen to "Modernism in American Ceramics: The Machine Age," a Gallery Talk by McDermott Intern Kim McCarty given on November 19, 2008.
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General Description
Constellation shape tableware, designed by Viktor Schreckengost and manufactured by Salem China Company, combined round and square shapes and juxtaposed off-white and charcoal grey tones. In a 1953 press release, Salem China Company president Harrison Keller stated: “In our new Constellation line we have high style in color contrast which makes the service at home in any setting -- formal or informal.” The Constellation shape was available with numerous surface patterns, including the traditional Shaker Brown Lime and abstract Jackstraw (both ca. 1952-53). The unidentified pattern featuring a rooster as an accent on some pieces was made for Sears, Roebuck & Co. and marketed under the store's Harmony House brand name. When the shape was introduced, Salem called the two-tone glaze effect a "'day and night art texture." The versatile line was available from open stock, enabling consumers to purchase individual pieces or a complete set.
Drawn from
- Jo Cunningham, Viktor Schreckengost: Designs in Dinnerware (Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2006), 104.
- 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), (cat. 33), 427.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
- audio asset marked NR in Piction
- updated provenance and geo x refs in TMS for virtual object and all children, (HAB, 2/23/17)
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Schreckengost_Viktor: ULAN: 500055513
Cultures
Geography
Sebring (Ohio): TGN: 2081809
Cleveland (Ohio): TGN: 7013608
Tallahassee (Florida): TGN: 7013938
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 2002: Collection of Viktor Schreckengost, Cleveland Heights, Ohio [1]
From 2002: Dallas Museum of art, gift of Viktor Schreckengost [1]
[1] See Deed of Gift dated July 15, 2002 in the Collections Records Object File (2002.39.1-5)
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