Object Notes

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 purchas

During the late 1930s, Russel Wright combined the notion of mix-and-match solid colors with innovative, organic shapes that foreshadowed post-World War II design.

Between his arrival in the United States in 1938 and the mid 1950s, ceramicist Otto Natzler was in what he termed his "earth" phase, dominated by scabrous or porous glazes that capitalized on the potential of the mistakes or faults of previous experiments.