California pottery

California pottery includes industrial, commercial, and decorative pottery produced in the Northern California and Southern California regions of the U.S. state of California. Production includes brick, sewer pipe, architectural terra cotta, tile, garden ware, tableware, kitchenware, art ware, figurines, giftware, and ceramics for industrial use. Ceramics include terra cotta, earthenware, porcelain, and stoneware products.

Ceramic Originals by Freeman-Leidy, crane figurine.

Key milestones in the history of California pottery include: the arrival of Spanish settlers, the advent of Statehood and subsequent population growth, the arts and crafts movement, Great Depression, World War II era and the post-WWII onslaught of low-priced imports leading to a steep decline in the number of California potteries. California potters large and small have left a legacy of tableware design, collectibles, art, and architecture.

History

Tile has been a favorite building material in California since the early Spanish settled the area and brought with them the tradition of using brightly-colored tiles in architecture. Helen Stiles, author of numerous books on the history of pottery, noted that Spanish, Mexican, and Chinese design of the 17th and 18th centuries all influenced the decoration of tile and other pottery in California.[1]

As people moved into California after statehood in 1848, the demand for ceramic products grew exponentially. Buildings needed roofs, floors, and sewer pipes. The ceramic industry grew as the demand increased. The "Golden Era in tile making"[2] and art pottery, influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, was around 1910. Architect Julia Morgan used tiles to adorn her buildings including the Hearst Castle in the 1920s.

The most active period for the production of household ceramics including tableware, kitchenware, giftware, and art ware was from the 1930s through the 1960s. The major area of U.S. household ceramics production was in the Los Angeles basin. Around Los Angeles there were over 300 producers of figurines. Next in size was the Trenton area, followed by East Liverpool, and a few in the middle west such as Ceramic Arts Studio, Red Wing Pottery and Haeger Potteries.[3]

The period around World War II saw the greatest growth for the U.S. ceramic industry. With imports cut off from European and Asian markets, small family-owned and larger potteries stepped in to fill the need for ceramic giftware and tableware throughout the United States. By 1948, "the peak year for the industry, over eight hundred ceramic concerns were in operation throughout California." [4] With sunlight year round, an abundance of raw materials, and relatively inexpensive natural gas, California became competitive with centers of ceramic production such as the "Pottery Capital of the World" East Liverpool, Ohio and Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.

In the 1950s, favorable trade agreements toward Asian countries contributed to a flood of competitively priced ceramic wares entering the United States market. Only a fraction of California potteries survived this competition through the early 1960s. Today, only a few are still in business.

"Big Five" California potteries

The "Big Five"[5] California potteries, from the 1930s to the 1960s in reference to the range of products and output, were Vernon Kilns, J.A. Bauer Pottery, Metlox Potteries, Pacific Clay Products, and Gladding, McBean & Co. All of the "Big Five" potteries operated production facilities in the Los Angeles Basin. Gladding, McBean & Co. grew from one factory manufacturing sewer pipe and architectural terra cotta in Lincoln, California to factories throughout California and the Pacific Northwest. Vernon Kilns closed in 1958, J.A. Bauer in 1962, and Metlox in 1988. The former Gladding, McBean & Co.'s Franciscan tableware and tile factory in Los Angeles was bought by Wedgwood from the Interpace corporation in 1979. Wedgwood closed the Franciscan Ceramics plant in 1984, moving production of the Franciscan tableware brands to England. The former Gladding, McBean & Co.'s Lincoln factory was purchased by Pacific Coast Building Products in 1976 and continues to produce sewer pipe, architectural terra cotta, and terra cotta garden ware. Pacific Clay Products discontinued manufacturing tableware, art ware, and figurines in 1942. Pacific Clay Products continues to manufacture sewer pipe.

Big Five potteries table

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PotteryLocation(s)DatesTradename(s) / Products
J.A. Bauer PotteryLos Angeles1909–1962Flower pots, crocks, jugs, tableware, garden ware, & art ware[4]
Gladding, McBean & Co., Lincoln plant (Interpace after 1962 and Pacific Coast Building Products after 1976))Lincoln1875–presentSewer pipe, roof tiles, architectural terra cotta, paver tiles & garden ware[6]
Gladding, McBean & Co., Glendale plant (Interpace after 1962, and Franciscan Ceramics, Inc. after 1979)Los Angeles1923–1984"Franciscan" "Catalina Pottery" tableware, kitchenware, art ware & "Hermosa" tile[4]
Metlox Manufacturing CompanyManhattan Beach1927–1988Tableware, giftware, kitchenware, cookie jars, figurines & art ware[7]
Pacific Clay ProductsLos Angeles1916–presentSewer pipe. From 1932-1942: "Pacific Pottery" tableware, kitchenware, art ware & figurines. From 1943–present: brick & pavers[8]
Vernon KilnsVernon1931–1958Tableware, art ware, & figurines[9]

Potteries of California

Northern California

Geographically, see Northern California.

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PotteryLocation(s)DatesTradename(s) / Products
Arequipa PotteryFairfax1911–1918Art pottery[2][10]
Billie VierBerkeley1940sFigurines[11]
California Art Tile Company (Cal Art)Richmond1923–1964Tile[2]
California Faience (The Tile Shop before 1924)Berkeley1915–1959Art pottery & tile[2][12]
California Pottery CompanyOakland, Niles, Merced1873–1929Pipe, roof tile, utilitarian pottery, crockery, & garden ware[13]
California Ra-ArtRichmond1930sArt ware & figurines[11]
Camp Del Mar PotteryCapitolalate 1940s-early 1950s"Campo" tableware & art ware[14]
Carnegie Brick and Pottery Company Pottery plantTesla, California1903-1911Figurines, art pottery, vases, urns, clay pipes[15]
Chase Originals (Adele Chase)Berkeley1930s-1950sArt ware & figurines[11]
Environmental Ceramics, Inc.San Francisco1960sKitchenware[16]
Evans Ceramics Inc.Healdsburg1974-Art ware & cookware[14]
Garden City Pottery CompanySan Jose1902–1979Crockery, tableware, art ware, garden ware & kitchenware[17]
Gladding Ceramic Insulator Company, Inc.San Jose1924-Tile. "Gladco" insulators after 1964[14]
Heath CeramicsSausalito1948–presentTableware & art ware
Handcraft Tile (San Jose Tile before 1931)Topanga1926–presentTile[18]
Hans Sumpf CompanyMadera1939–2006Garden ware & architectural wall surfaces[19]
Homer Knowles Pottery CompanySanta Clara1923–1937"K.T.K" "K.T. and K." Art ware, restaurant ware, figurines & novelty giftware[14][20]
Jade Snow WongSan Francisco1950s-1960sArt ware
Jam Ceramic DesignSacramento1975-mid-1980sArtware, tableware, figurines & giftware[14]
Jane FauntzBerkeley1940sFigurines[11]
Jessie GrimesSan Francisco Bay area1940sFigurines[11]
Kay the Potter (Kay Kinney)Berkeley1930sFigurines & art ware[11]
LagunitaOakland1940sFigurines[11]
Laurel Pottery and Manufacturing CompanyStockton1938–1962Flower pots, art ware & tableware[14]
Monterey PotteryCarmel Valley1948-unknown"Monterey Jade" art ware, figurines & giftware[11][20]
Mudflat PotteryAlviso1974-unknownCookie Jars, giftware, tableware & utilitarian ware[20]
Muresque TilesOakland1925–1935Tile[21]
Panama PotterySacramento1914–presentUtility ware, flower pots, garden ware & art ware[22]
Pond Farm PotteryGuerneville1953–1980Art pottery
Ransgil Glass Co.Oakland1940s-50sGold-encrusted china and glassware
Red DoatBerkeley1930sFigurines[11]
Redlands PotteryRedlands1902–1909Art ware[10]
Richenda StevickRedwood City, then Berkeley1930sFigurines & art ware[11]
Roblin Art PotterySan Francisco1898–1906Art pottery[12]
San Carlos PotterySan Carloslate 1930s-late 1940sArtware & figurines[11][14]
San Jose Tile (Handcraft Tile after 1931)San Jose, California1926–1931Tile[18]
Sierra Vista CeramicsSierra Vista1942–1951Giftware, cookie jars & kitchenware[14]
Solon and Schemmel Tile Company (S&S)San Jose1920–1936Tile[21]
Sorcha BoruSan Carlos1936–1950Art ware, giftware & figurines[12]
Stockton Terra Cotta Company (Stockton Art Pottery after 1896)Stockton1890–1895Firebrick, sewer pipe & stove pipe & art pottery[10]
Stockton Art Pottery (Stockton Brick and Pottery Company after 1901)Stockton1896–1900Sewer pipe, brick & art pottery[10]
Stockton Brick and Pottery CompanyStockton1901-1902Sewer pipe & brick[10][15]
StoneliteSan JoseunknownTile[16]
Strictly StonewareCapitolaunknownTableware[23]
Technical Porcelain and Chinaware Company (TEPCO)El Cerrito1922–1968[11][14]
Walrich PotteryBerkeley1922–1930Art pottery, figurines & tile[21]
WashburnBerkeley1930s-1940sArt ware[11]
West Coast Porcelain ManufacturersMillbrae1920sSanitary ware & "California Porcelain" art ware[14]
Woolenius Tile CompanyBerkeley1927–1941Tile[21]

Southern California

Geographically, see Southern California.

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PotteryLocation(s)DatesTradename(s) / Products
Acme Tile CompanyLos Angeles1925–1932Tile[2]
AdelleLaguna Beach1940sArt ware[11]
Affiliated Craftsmen's StudioLos AngelesunknownPlanters[24]
Alhamhra Kilns, Inc.Alhambra1920s-Floor and roof tile[25]
Alberhill Coal and Clay CompanyAlberhill (Riverside County)1882–1920Art pottery from 1910–1912[10][12]
Alexander FranzkaLa Crescenta-Montrose1965-1987Figurines, art ware, gift ware, terra cotta[11]
Alhambra Kilns, Inc.Santa Monica1926–1937Tile & roof tile[2]
American Ceramic ProductsLos Angeles, Santa Monica1939–1967"La Mirada" "Winfield" tableware, art ware, & figurines[4]
American China CompanyLos Angeles1920sTile[25]
American Encaustic Tiling Company (Gladding, McBean & Co. after 1933)Vernon, Hermosa Beach1919–1933Tile[2]
American PotteryLos Angeles, San Juan Capistrano1943–1953"Brad Keeler Art Ware" "American Pottery" giftware, art ware, & figurines[4]
American Refractories CompanyLos AngelesunknownFire brick[25]
Angulo Tile CompanySanta Barbara & ResedaunknownFloor & roof tile[25]
Ann CrochranNorth Hollywoodearly to mid-1950sArt ware[11]
Arcadia CeramicsArcadia1940s-1950sNovelty giftware[4]
Architectural PotteryLos Angeles1950–1962Planters, ash trays[26]
Artistic Potteries CompanyWhittier1940sArt ware, giftware & figurines[14]
Atlas Fire Brick CompanyLos AngelesunknownFire brick[25]
B.J. Brock (Southern California Pottery Company)Lawndale1947-80"Brock" "Brock Ware" "Grantcrest" tableware[4][14]
Ball BrothersInglewood1943–1948Art ware & figurines[4]
Barbara WillisNorth Hollywood1942–1958Art ware & figurines[27]
BatchelderPasadena1910–1932Tile & architectural products[21]
Batchelder-Wilson CompanyLos Angelesmid-1920sTile & architectural products[25]
Bauer Pottery Company of Los AngelesLos Angeles2000–present"Bauer 2000" Tableware, art ware & kitchenware[28]
Belmar of CaliforniaLos Angeles1965–1967Art ware[14]
Bell Manufacturing and Sales Co.Los Angeles1950sFigurines & art ware[11]
The BennettsNorth Hollywood1940s-1950sArt ware[11]
Bergstrom and FrenchGlendale, California (Scottsdale, Arizona after 1954)1946–1953"Solana Ware" Ovenware[14]
Bernard StudiosLos Angeles1940sFigurines[11]
Beth BartonFullerton1940s-1950sFigurines[11]
Betty Lou NicholsLa Habra1949–1962Giftware & figurines[29]
Bevan KilnsPasadena, Sierra Madre after 19431940sFigurines & giftware[11]
Bill MeyerLos Angeles1950sFigurines & art ware[11]
Bishop of Californiaunknown1940sPlanters, giftware[30]
Block PotteryLos Angeles1940sFigurines, art ware & giftware[11]
Bradster PotteriesLos Angeles1941–1943Tableware, art ware & figurines[4]
Brayton Laguna PotteryLaguna Beach1927–1968Tableware, art ware & figurines[21]
Brusche Ceramics/Brusche Ceramics of California (J.A. Bauer Pottery after 1950)Whittier1949Tableware[14]
Burke-Simmonsunknownlate 1930s-1940sFigurines[11]
Burke-Wintonunknown1930sFigurines[11]
California Art Productsunknown1940sGiftware[11]
California Art Tile Company (Cal Art)Richmond1923–1964Tile[2]
California Brick and Tile Company (formerly Owens Brick CompanyVan NuysunknownBrick[25]
California BelleekLos Angeles1948–1967Figurines, giftware, tableware & art ware[14]
California Ceramics (Ceramic Manufacturing Company)Calabasas1940s-1950s"Orchard Ware" tableware[14][21]
California China Products Company (CCPCo)National City1911–1917"Kaospar" tile[2][10]
California Clay Products (Calco)South Gate1923–1932Tile[2]
The California CleminsonsEl Monte1941–1963Giftware & figurines[4]
California DresdenGlendale1951–1954Figurines & art ware[14]
California Figurine Company (Weil of California after 1946)Los Angeles1941–1946"Weil Ware" giftware, artware, tableware & figurines[4]
California OriginalsTorrance1955–1982Kitchenware, giftware[4]
California Pottery and Tile WorksLos Angeles1994–presentTile[31]
CalpotterLaguna Beach1940sArt ware[11]
Capistrano Ceramics/John R. Stewart Inc.San Juan Capistrano1948–1951Art ware & figurines[14]
Carlana ChinaLos Angeles1940sFigurines[20]
Catalina Clay ProductsAvalon, Catalina Island1927–1937Tableware, art ware, tile, giftware & figurines[32]
Casa Verdugo PotteryMontrose1940sGiftware[33]
Cemar Clay ProductsLos Angeles1935–1955Giftware, kitchenware, art ware & figurines[4]
CeramicraftSan Clemente1950sArt ware[11]
Ceramic Originals by Freeman-LeidyLaguna Beach1944–1955Figurines, giftware, & tile[20]
Chalice of CaliforniaLos Angeles1945-early 1950sTableware, art ware & figurines[11]
Classic Terra Cotta CompanyLong Beach2003–presentTerra cotta floor tile[34]
Clay SketchesPasadena1940-50sFigurines[4]
Clay Works, Inc.Canoga Park1973-Planters[20]
Claycraft PotteriesLos Angeles1921–1939Tile[2]
The ClaysmithsSan Gabriel1945–1956"Will-George" art ware & figurines[4]
Claire LernerLos Angeles1946-1950sArt ware & figurines[4]
Cole-MerrisSan Gabrielearly 1940sArt ware & figurines[11]
Covina PotteryCovina1943-1990sPlanters & art ware[11]
Crest China Company (Royal Crest China after 1952)Santa Ana1949-mid-1950sArt ware & giftware[14]
CrowellHemet1940sFigurines[11]
D. & M. Tile CompanyLos Angeles1928–1939Tile[2]
Dan Danielsunknown1930sFigurines[11]
De Forest of CaliforniaDuarte1950–1970Cookie jars & novelty giftware[20]
deLee Art CompanyLos Angeles1937-1950sFigurines[35]
DeCora Ceramics, Inc.Inglewood1952–1954Art pottery, wall plates & dinnerware[14][36]
Decorative Arts, Inc.Hawthorne1927–1933"Dec-Art" tile[2]
Denwar CeramicsCosta Mesa1940s-1950sDinnerware[11]
Desert SandsBarstow1960s-70sArt ware[4]
Designcraft, Inc.Los Angeles1963-Tile, kitchenware and art ware[20]
Dick Knox PotteryLaguna Beach1942–1950"Knox China" tableware & art ware[4]
Donna Winstonunknown1950sArt ware, giftware & mugs[11]
Doranne of CaliforniaLos Angeles1950s-1980sCookie jars, kitchenware, giftware, & planters[4]
Douglass Clay Products Company (Pacific Sewer Pipe after 1910)Los Angeles1903–1910Sewer pipe[37]
Dorothy KindellLaguna Beach1940s-1950sGiftware & figurines[4]
Drummond PotteryCapistrano Beach1950sFigurines[11]
Dubby of HollywoodHollywood1940sFigurines[11]
EarthgenderEl Segundo1970sArt ware & planters
Edmond RonakyLaguna Beach1950sArt ware & giftware[11]
ElzacLos Angeles, after 1944 Hawthorne1941–1947Figurines[11]
Emesco Refractories CompanyLos Angeles1927-unknownFire brick[25]
Empire China CompanyBurbank1920s-Restaurant ware & tableware[20]
The Enchanto Co.Burbank1950sTableware[11]
Esther ShireyEncino1930sFigurines[4]
Eugene WhiteBell Gardens1941–1948Tableware & art ware[11]
Ever Art CeramicsLos Angeles1940sArt ware[38]
The Feldman CompanyLos AngelesunknownLamps[24]
FHR Fred Robertson Los Angeles PotteryLos Angeles1906–1921Art ware
Fleurette Ceramics, Inc.West Hollywood1950sGiftware[20]
Flintridge China Company (Gorham after 1970)Pasadena1945–1970Tableware[20]
Florence CeramicsPasadena1942–1977Giftware & figurines[39]
Frazier, Inc.North Hollywood1960sKitchenware[14]
Fred Wind CeramicsGlendale1950–1960"Windware" art ware[11]
Freeman LedermanVan NuysunknownKitchenware & tableware[40]
Freeman McFarlinEl Monte & San Marcos1951–1980Art ware & figurines[41]
G.T. Chemical Products, Inc.San Diego1977-1980s"Clay in Mind" planters, cookware, & giftware[14]
Gainey Ceramics Inc.La Verne1949–presentPlanters & tile[20]
Gene Lodiunknown1950sArt ware[11]
Genevieve and Charles TulleyGlendale1947-unknownLamps, art ware & figurines[20]
GilnerCulver City1948–1957Art ware[4]
Globe Tile and Porcelain WorksLos AngelesunknownTile[25]
Golden State CeramicsPasadena1940sArtware & giftware[42]
Grand Feu Art Pottery (Brauckman Art Pottery)Los Angelesmid-1900s"Grand Feu" and "Brauckman" art ware[12]
Grant BeachLos Angeles1940sArt ware[33]
Grayson ArtsPasadena1949-unknownGiftware & art ware[14]
Green Tree Studio (Bess Wilson)North Hollywood1940sGifware[33]
Group ArtecLos AngelesunknownTile & planters[23]
GuppyCorona del Mar1940s-1950s“Island Ware” tableware[4]
H.F. CoorsInglewood1925–2003Institutional china[4][20][43]
H & H Tile CompanyLos Angeles1927-unknownTile[25]
Hagen-RenakerMonrovia then San Dimas1946–presentGiftware, planters & figurines[41]
Halcyon Art PotteryHalcyon1910–1913Art pottery[10]
Haldeman PotteryBurbank1933–1953"Caliente" art ware & figurines[4]
Hallfield Potteryunknown1950sFigurines[11]
Hamilton PotteryLos Angeles1930sFigurines & art ware[11]
Hardie-ArnitaEl Segundo1940sFigurines[11]
Harold Burress PotteryNorth Hollywood1950sGiftware[20]
Harold JohnsonGlendale1940–1952Art ware[4]
Hedi SchoopHollywood1940–1958Art ware & figurines[4]
Heirlooms of Tomorrow (California Originals after 1955)Manhattan Beach1944–1955Figurines[4]
Helen Greenleaf LaneUpland1874–1962Tile[21]
Hermione CeramicsGlendale1940s-1950sGiftware & figurines[36][44]
Hinkle of MonroviaMonrovia1940sKitchenware[30]
Hispano-MoresqueLos Angeles1927–1934Tile[21]
Hoffman Tile CompanyOntariounknown"Dequa" tile[40]
Hollydale PotteriesHarbor City1935–1959“Malibu Modern” tableware[4]
Howard Pierce CeramicsLaVerne, after 1945 Claremont, after 1968 Joshua Tree1941–1994Giftware & figurines[45]
Hueckel China and Porcelain Company, Inc.El Monte1948-"Kaolina" art ware, & hotel ware[20]
Italian Terra Cotta CompanyLos AngelesunknownArchitectural Terra Cotta & garden ware[25]
Ivar of HollywoodHollywood1940sArt ware & figurines[11]
Jane CallenderNorth Hollywood1942-early 1950sFigurines[4]
Jane HollandSouth Gate1940sKitchenware[11]
Jaru Art ProductsCulver City1950–1968Art ware & figurines[20]
Jaska of CaliforniaLos Angeles1946-mid-1950sGiftware & "Cascade Ware" tableware[14]
Jean Goodwin AmesPadua Hills, Claremont1950sGiftware & art ware[11]
Jean ManleyNorth Hollywood1940-50sFigurines[11]
Jean Readunknown1940sGiftware[30]
Jenev Studio DesignLos Angeles1953–1959Giftware & art ware
Johanna CeramicsCosta Mesa1940sArt ware[11]
Josef OriginalsMonrovia1946–1985Figurines[46]
Johannes BrahmLos Angeles/Reseda1945–1956Giftware & art ware[20]
Joy ThompsonPasadena1940s-1950sFigurines[4]
K & M PotteryLos AngelesunknownStoneware utilitarian wares[25]
Karl Romaunknown1940sArtware, figurines & giftware[11]
Kay Finch CeramicsCorona Del Mar1940s-1963Tableware, art ware, & figurines[47]
Kaye of HollywoodNorth Hollywoodearly 1940sFigurines[4]
Kellems of CeramicsPasadena1940sArt ware[11]
Kim Ward (formerly Kaye of Hollywood)North Hollywoodlate 1940sFigurines[4]
The Kiln of Sara HumeAltadena1940sArt ware & figurines[48]
Kinneloa KilnLos Angeles1938–1951"Batchhelder Ceramics" art ware[14]
Kipp CeramicsPasadenalate 1940sArt ware & figurines[20]
Knowles, Taylor, and KnowlesBurbank1940sArt ware & figurines[11]
KraftileNiles1926–1997Tile[21]
L.A. Pressed BrickLos Angeles1887–1926Brick, architectural terra cotta & tile[21]
La Mirada PotteriesLos Angeles1935–1939Tableware, art ware & figurines[11]
La CañadaNewhall1930s-1940sTableware, kitchenware & art ware[4]
Landaker Original CeramicsLos Angeles1940sArt ware & figurines[11]
LaneVan Nuys1940s-1950sTV lamps & planters[4]
Lee WollardBurbank1946–1951Figurines & art ware[12]
Leneige ChinaBurbank1934–1955Tableware & art ware[14]
Lester of CaliforniaPasadena1950sFigurines[11]
Los Angeles PotteriesLynwood1940s-1971Tableware, cookie jars, & kitchenware[4][20]
Los Angeles Stoneware Company (Douglass Clay Products Company after 1903)Los Angeles1900–1903Sewer pipe[37]
Lucie WatkinsLos Angeles1940sFigurines & art ware[11]
M & L Manufacturing CompanyAzusa1950s"De Maray" tableware & art ware[11]
Mackie ArtwareCorona Del Mar1940s-1950sFigurines & art ware[11]
Madeline OriginalsPasadena1948–presentArt ware & garden ware[4]
Maddux of CaliforniaLos Angeles1938–1976Art ware, giftware & figurines[4]
Malibu Ceramic WorksTopanga1979–presentTile, pots, terra cotta floor tile[49]
Malibu PotteriesMalibu1926–1932Tile[21]
Marc Bellaire, Inc.Culver City1953-early 1960sGiftware, figurines & art ware[11]
Marcia Ceramics of CaliforniaLos Angelesearly 1940s-unknownCookie jars, giftware & figurines[20]
Markham PotteryNational City1913–1921Art ware[12]
MarkoffInglewood1926–1945Tile[21]
Marsh IndustriesGlendale, after 1959 Los Angeles1950-"French Chef Cookware" cookware and "California Giftware" giftware[14]
Mary Jane HartLos Angeles1940s"Copa de Oro" figurines[11]
MaybrikLos AngelesunknownTile[16]
Mathew AdamsLos Angeles1960sArt ware[4]
Max P.H. SchonfeldLos Angeles1939-late 1950s"Kaolina" artware & giftware[14]
Maxine CloudHawthorne1945–1953Giftware & art ware[11]
McCarty BrothersSierra Madre1940sGiftware & figurines[4]
Mc Me ProductionsSimi Valley1980sCookie Jars[11]
McAffeeSan Gabriel1940sArt ware[11]
Mel CeramicsTorrance1950sTableware & art ware[36][50]
Meyers/California Rainbow PotteryVernon1930s-1940sTableware, kitchenware & art ware[4]
Miramar of CaliforniaLos Angeles1950s-1960sTableware, kitchenware & art ware[4]
Mission China CompanyLos AngelesunknownHotel & restaurant ware[25]
Modglin’s OriginalsLos Angeles1940–1945Figurines[4]
Moreno CeramicsPomona1971-unknownFlower pots & figural planters[20]
Nipedal Manufacturing Co.Pasadena1940s"Pas Cal" figurines & giftware[42]
Northington Inc.Los Angeles1950sTableware[11]
Orange Grove PotteryBurbank1948–1974Tableware, giftware & planters[20]
PadreLos Angeles1930s-1940sTableware, kitchenware, art ware & figurines[4]
Pacific Art Tile Company (Western Art Tile Company after 1904Los Angeles (Tropico)1902–1904Tile[10][25]
Pacific Sewer Pipe Company (Pacific Clay Products after 1916)Los Angeles, Los Nietos1910–1916Sewer pipe[37]
Pat and Covey StewartLaguna Beach1940sArt ware[11]
Peterson StudiosEl Segundo1950sArt ware[11]
Phyllis LesterLos Angeles1940sArt ware[11]
Pillin PotteryLos Angelesearly 1948-1992Art ware[14]
Pixie Potters (Millicent Andrews)Los Angeles1939–1954" Millesan Drews Miniature Pixies" figurines[11][14]
Poinsettia CeramicsBaldwin Park1940sGiftware[30]
Pomona Tile Manufacturing Co.Pomona1923–1976Tile[21]
Potters AssociatedParamountunknownTableware[40]
Poxon China ProductsVernon1912–1928Tile & tableware[21]
Pro ArtisansManhattan BeachunknownLamps[40]
Proutyline Products (American Encaustic Tiling Co. after 1926)Hermosa Beach1921–1926Tile[7]
Raymond KoechlinLos Angeles1940sArt ware[11]
Rembrant PotteryLaguna Beach1930sArt ware[11]
Renaker-BrazelLeucadia1974–1992Miniature figurines[41]
Rhead PotterySanta Barbara1913–1917Tile[21]
Ridgewood ChinaLos Angeles1940sTableware[36]
Rio HondoEl Monte1939-mid-1950sFigurines[11][14]
Riverside CeramicsRiverside County1946–1947Zeisel tableware[51]
Robaul of Californiaunknown1940s-1950sArt ware[11]
Robert Maxwell StudioVenice1960s-1970s"Robert Maxwell Stoneware" art ware, planters, figurines[52]
Robert SimmonsCosta Mesa1940s-1950sGiftware & figurines[4]
Robertson/Hollywood PotteryLos Angeles1934–1952Art ware
Robyn CeramicsFallbrook, after 1955 Idyllwild1940s-1950sFigurines[11]
Rose S. ShepSeal Beach1948–1963Tableware, giftware, planters, & lamps[12]
The Rose Crown China Co.Pasadena1940sGiftware[30]
Roselane PotteryPasadena1938–1977Giftware, art ware & figurines[4]
RossLaguna Beach, then Hawthorne1940sFigurines[11]
Rothman StonewareLos Angeles1971–1982"Rothwoman" kitchenware, & tableware[20]
Roy John of Wilmar CaliforniaWilmar1940sFigurines[42]
Rumphunknown1960s-1970sArt ware & mugs[11]
SaarLawndale, then El Segundo1950–1962Art ware, tableware, & giftware[11]
San Vallé Tile KilnsLos Angeles1952-unknownTableware[14]
Santa AnitaLos Angeles1940s-1950sTableware & kitchenware[4]
Santa Barbara Ceramic DesignSanta Barbara1976-unknownGiftware & art ware[14]
Sascha Brastoff CeramicsLos Angeles1947–1963Tableware, art ware, & figurines[53]
Sasha Studios (Sasha Katchamakoff)Los Angeles1950sFigurines[11]
Sierra Vista CeramicsSierra Vista, after 1951 Phoenix, Arizona1942–1958Cookie jars & giftware[12][14]
S-Squire CeramicsLos Angeles1943–1950Giftware & figurines[4]
Southern California Ceramic Company/California Art Products, Inc.Santa Monica/Los Angeles1945–1953"Orchard" "Hollywood Ware" tableware[14]
Southern California Clay Products (California Clay Products after 1923)Vernon1917–1923Chemical stoneware[2]
Southern California Coal and Clay Company (Pacific Sewer Pipe Company after 1910)Lake Elsinore1886–1910Sewer pipe[37]
Starnes (Walter Starnes)Los Angeles1952–1954Tableware[14]
Stewart B. McCullochunknown1940sFigurines & art ware[11]
Sunshine Ceramics of Los AngelesLos Angeles1940sGiftware[33]
Susi SingerPasadena1935–1955Figurines[11]
Sy Alan DesignsCanoga ParkunknownLamps[40]
Sylvan CeramicsPasadena1943-art ware[12]
Sylvia Hood DesignsPasadena1960–1965Figurines[14]
Taylor TilerySanta Monica1930–1941Tile[21]
Tony Hill-Wilmer JamesLos Angeleslate 40s-early 50sArt ware[11]
Treasure Craft – Pottery CraftGardena and South Gate, then Compton1955–1995Giftware, kitchenware, & figurines[54]
Triangle Studios (Vallona Starr Ceramics)Los Angeles/El Monte1930–1953Novelty giftware, kitchenware & art ware[4]
Tropico Potteries (Gladding, McBean & Co. after 1923)Los Angeles1921–1923Tile, architectural terra cotta & sewer pipe[21]
Tudor Art Tile Company (Tudor Potteries)Los Angeles1927–1939Tile, art ware, garden ware & figurines[21]
Twin WintonPasadena, then San Juan Capistrano1936–1975Giftware, kitchenware, & figurines[4]
Vadna of CaliforniaLeucadia1940s-1950sTableware & art ware[11]
Valentien Pottery CompanySan Diego1911–1913Art pottery[10]
Valley Vista CeramicsLos Angeles1946–1962Giftware[20]
Vally WernerLos Angeles1940sArt ware[4]
Van Straaton CompanySanta Monica1940sArt ware[38]
Vee JacksonSan Gabriel then Pasadena1946–1976Giftware[11]
Vessel USA Inc.San Diego1998–presentPlanters[55]
Victoria CeramicsSan Juan Capistrano1940sFigurines[48]
Vitrefrax CompanyLos AngelesunknownInsulators[25]
Vohann of CaliforniaLaguna Beach/Capistrano Beach/San Clemente1950–presentArt ware & giftware[4][56]
Wade CeramicsNorth Hollywood1965–1967Art ware & kitchenware[14]
Walker PotteriesMonrovia1945–1952Figurines[14][57]
Walker-RenakerMonrovia1952–1959Figurines[57]
Wallace China CompanyHuntington Park1931–1964Restaurant ware[4]
Walter WilsonPasadena1943–1954Giftware & figurines[14]
Weil of California (California Figurine Company prior to 1946)Los Angeles1946–1955"Weil Ware" giftware, artware, tableware & figurines[4]
West Coast Tile Company (American Encaustic Tiling Company after 1919)Vernon1914–1919Tile[10][21]
West CoastBurbank1940s-1950sArt ware, giftware & figurines[4]
Western Art Tile Company (Tropico Potteries after 1921)Los Angeles (Tropico)early 1904-1920Tile[10]
Western Quarry TilesMonrovia1959–presentGarden ware & tile[24][58]
Whiting-Mead CompanyLos AngelesunknownSanitary ware & garden ware[25]
Wildwood CeramicsPasadena1940s-1950sGiftware[11]
Will-George (became The Claysmiths in 1945)Pasadena1934–1945Giftware & figurines[4]
William BonziPasadena1945-1950s"Bonzi" giftware, artware & tableware[14]
William Manker CeramicsPadua Hills – Claremont1933-late 1950sArt ware & figurines[4]
Wilmer JamesLos Angeles1940sArt ware[11]
Winfield Pottery – Gabriel Porcelain PotteryPasadena1929–1962"Winfield" "Gabriel Porcelain" tableware, art ware & figurines[12]
Winifred Cole of CaliforniaVan Nuys1967-Giftware[20]
Wolper Art StudiosLos Angeles1948-unknownTableware & giftware[14]
Yerbysmith CeramicsLaguna Beach1940sArt ware[11]
YnezInglewood1940s-1950sFigurines[4]
Yona CeramicsLos Angeles1952–1957Giftware & figurines[11]

Studio pottery
Main article: Studio pottery

Tile

Art ware and giftware
  • Catalina Clay Products Catalina Pottery art ware vase.
  • Gladding, McBean & Co. Catalina Pottery Art Ware head vase.
  • Pat and Covey Stewart covered box with lid.
  • Karl Roma clock.
  • Robertson Hollywood covered jar.
  • Brad Keeler Ming Dragon Blood covered ginger jar.
  • Bauer Pottery two handled vase by Matt Carlton.

Figurines
  • Metlox Manufacturing Company bear figurines.
  • Kay Finch Ceramics cocker spaniel dog figurine.
  • Jean Manley peasant girl figurine.
  • Kay the Potter (Kay Kinney) dog figurine.
  • Sorcha Boru deer figurine.
  • Copa de Oro (Mary Jane Hart) horse figurine.
  • California Figurine Company Weil Ware girl figurines.
  • Freeman McFarlin burro figurines by Kay Finch.
  • Jane Fauntz baby and sitting boy figurines.
  • Pixie Potters Millesan Drews Pixies by Millicent Andrews.
  • Susi Singer lady figurine.
  • Hardie-Arnita dog figurines.
  • Beth Barton bug band figurines.
  • Marc Bellaire dancer figurine.
  • Robert Simmons zebra figurines.
  • Brayton Laguna purple bull, cow, and calf figurines based on the poem Purple Cow by Gelett Burgess.
  • Sascha Brastoff Merbaby figurine.
  • Joy Thompson spring and autumn figurines.
  • Jaru Art Products cubist rabbit.

Tableware

Footnotes
  1. Stiles, Helen E. (1941). Pottery in the United States. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. pp. 140.
  2. California Heritage Museum (2003). Joseph A. Taylor (ed.). California Tile: The Golden Era 1910–1940: Acme to Handcraft. Atglen, Penn.: Schiffer Publishing LTD. ISBN 0-7643-1942-6.
  3. "A Brave New Label Figurines, Made in U.S.A.". Ceramic Industry. October 1944.
  4. Chipman, Jack (1999). California Pottery. Paducah, Kentucky: Collector Books. ISBN 1-57432-037-8.
  5. "Colored Pottery, California Manufacturers Lead the World in Beauty of Design and Coloring". California Magazine of Pacific Business: 16. September 1937.
  6. "Gladding, McBean LLC". Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  7. Gibbs, Carl (2001). Collector's Encyclopedia of Metlox Potteries: Identification and Values, Second Edition. Paducah, KY: Collector Books. ISBN 1-57432-224-9.
  8. "Pacific Clay Products". Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  9. Nelson, Maxine F (2003). Collectible Vernon Kilns. Paducah, KY: Collector Books. ISBN 1-57432-370-9.
  10. Trapp, Kenneth (1994). Arts and Crafts Movement in California, The: Living the Good Life. New York: Abbeville Publishing Group.
  11. Chipman, Jack (2005). California Pottery Scrapbook. Paducah, Kentucky: Collector Books. ISBN 1-57432-407-1.
  12. Bray, Hazel V. (1980). The Potter's Art in California: 1885-1955. Oakland, California: The Oakland Museum Art Department.
  13. Morse, R. Neil (2006). California Pottery Company Merced. Merced, CA: Merced Historical Society. ISBN 0-9729318-4-8.
  14. Lehner, Lois (1988). Lehner's Encyclopedia Of US Marks On Pottery, Porcelain Clay. Paducah, KY: Collector Books. ISBN 0-89145-365-2.
  15. Mosier, Dan L., and Williams, Earle E., History of Tesla, A California Coal Mining Town, Mines Road Books, Fremont, CA, 2002.
  16. Pasadena Art Museum (1968). California Design/Ten. Pasadena, CA: Pasadena Art Museum.
  17. Pasquali, Jim (1999). Sanford's Guide to Garden City Pottery: A Hidden Treasure of Northern California. Adelmore Press. ISBN 0-9633531-5-2.
  18. "Handcraft Tiles History". Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  19. "Hans Sumpf Closes". E-News from the Tile Heritage.
  20. Derwich, Jenny B. and Mary Latos (1984). Dictionary Guide to United States Pottery and Porcelain: Ninth and Twentieth Century. Franklin, Michigan: Jenstan. ISBN 0-9612624-0-0.
  21. California Heritage Museum (2003). Joseph A. Taylor (ed.). California Tile: The Golden Era 1910–1940: Hispano-Moresque to Woolenius. Atglen, Penn: Schiffer Publishing LTD. ISBN 0-7643-1943-4.
  22. "Panama Pottery". Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  23. Pasadena Art Museum (1976). California Design 76, A Bicentennial Celebration. Pasadena, CA: Pasadena Art Museum.
  24. Pasadena Art Museum (1962). California Design/Eight. Pasadena, CA: Pasadena Art Museum.
  25. Dietrich, Waldemar Fenn (1928). "The Clay Resources and the Ceramic Industry of California". California State Mining Bureau (Bulletin No. 99). Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  26. "UCLA Special Collections - Finding Aid for the Max and Rita Lawrence Architectural Pottery Records, ca. 1950-1994". OAC Online Archive of California. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  27. Chipman, Jack (2003). Barbara Willis: Classic California Modernism. JaBa Books. ISBN 0-9727430-0-6.
  28. "Bauer Pottery of Los Angeles". Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  29. Gordon, Maddy (2007). Head Vases Etc.: The Artistry of Betty Lou Nichols. Atglen, Penn.: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7643-1490-2.
  30. Tufft, J. Edward (August 1947). "Art Ware Pottery Gossip from Southern California". Ceramic Industry.
  31. "California Pottery and Tile Works". Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  32. Fridley, A.W. (1977). Catalina Pottery, The Early Years 1927–1937. Costa Mesa, California: Rainbow Publishing.
  33. Tufft, J. Edward (June 1946). "Art Ware Gossip from Southern California". Ceramic Industry.
  34. Classic Terra Cotta Company
  35. Humphries, John, Joanne Schaefer and Ralph Schaefer (1997). Delee Art: The Pictorial Story of a California Artist and Her Company. S&S Books. ISBN 0-9655422-0-3.
  36. Tufft, J. Edward (October 1949). "Art Ware Gossip From Southern California". Ceramic Industry.
  37. Snyder, Jeffrey B. (2000). Pacific Pottery, Tableware from the 1920s, '30s, and '40s...and more!. Atglen, Penn.: Schiffer Pub Ltd. ISBN 0-7643-1276-6.
  38. Tufft, J. Edward (May 1947). "Art Ware Gossip from Southern California". Ceramic Industry.
  39. Kline, Barbara S., Margaret C. Wehrspaun, and Jerry Kline (2002). The Complete Book of Florence Ceramics. Atglen, Penn.: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7643-1528-5.
  40. Pasadena Art Museum (1965). California Design/Nine. Pasadena, CA: Pasadena Art Museum.
  41. Kelly, Nancy (2001). Hagen-Renaker through the Years. Atglen, Penn.: Schiffer+publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7643-1385-1.
  42. Tufft, J. Edward (January 1946). "Artware Pottery Gossip from Southern California". Ceramic Industry.
  43. "About H.F. Coors China". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  44. Tufft, J. Edward (June 1944). "News of the Whiteware Industry". Ceramic Industry.
  45. Dommel, Darlene Hurst (1997). Collector's Encyclopedia of Howard Pierce Porcelain: Identification and Values. Paducah, KY: Collector Books. ISBN 1-57432-019-X.
  46. Whitaker, Jim and Kaye Whitaker (1999). Josef Originals: Figurines of Muriel Joseph George. Atglen, Penn.: Schiffer Publishing LTD. ISBN 0-7643-1049-6.
  47. Nickel, Mike and Cindy Horvath (2000). Kay Finch: Ceramics. Atglen, Penn.: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7643-0008-3.
  48. Tufft, J. Edward (October 1945). Ceramic Industry. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  49. Malibu Ceramic Works
  50. Torrance Press. - September 4, 1952
  51. Eidelberg, Martin (1984). Eva Zeisel Designer for Industry. Musee Des Arts Decoratifs De Montreal. pp. 44–45. ISBN 0-226-19473-6.
  52. "Robert Maxwell Pottery". Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  53. Conti, Steve, A. Dewayne Bethany, Bill Seay (1995). Collector's Encyclopedia of Sascha Brastoff: Identification & Values. Paducah, KY: Collector Books. ISBN 0-89145-647-3.
  54. Higby, George A. (2004). Treasure Craft & Pottery Craft Stoneware: California & Hawaii's Last Major Pottery. Atglen, Penn.: Schiffer Publishing LTD. ISBN 0-7643-2072-6.
  55. "Architectural Pottery Vessel USA". Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  56. "Vohann of California". Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  57. Roller, Gayle, Kathleen Rose, Joan Berkwitz (1989). The Hagen-Renaker Handbook.
  58. "Western Quarry Tiles". Archived from the original on 2011-02-25. Retrieved 15 July 2011.

Further reading
  • Derwich, Jenny B. and Mary Latos. Dictionary Guide to United States Pottery and Porcelain: Ninth and Twentieth Century. Jenstan, Franklin, Michigan (1984) ISBN 0-9612624-0-0
  • Chipman, Jack. Collector's Encyclopedia of California Pottery. Collector Books, Paducah, Kentucky (1999) ISBN 1-57432-037-8
  • Chipman, Jack. California Pottery Scrapbook. Collector Books, Paducah, Kentucky (2004) ISBN 1-57432-407-1
  • Lehner, Lois. Lehner's Encyclopedia Of US Marks On Pottery, Porcelain Clay. Collectors Books, Paducah, Kentucky (1988) ISBN 978-0-89145-365-9
  • Schneider, Mike. California Potteries, The Complete Book. Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, Pennsylvania (1995) ISBN 0-88740-877-X
  • Stern, Bill. California Pottery: From Missions to Modernism. Chronicle Books (2001) ISBN 0-8118-3068-3
  • The California Heritage Museum, Joseph A. Taylor ed. California Tile: The Golden Era 1910-1940: Acme to Handcraft. Schiffer Publishing LTD, Atglen, Pennsylvania (2003) ISBN 0-7643-1942-6
  • The California Heritage Museum, Joseph A. Taylor ed. California Tile: The Golden Era 1910-1940: Hispano-Moresque to Woolenius. Schiffer Publishing LTD, Atglen, Pennsylvania (2003) ISBN 0-7643-1943-4
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