RUSSEL WRIGHT VTG MID CENTURY STEUBENVILLE AMERICAN MODERN DINNERWARE 57 PC SET

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THIS RUSSEL WRIGHT VINTAGE MID CENTURY MODERN STEUBENVILLE AMERICAN MODERN CERAMIC DINNERWARE FIFTY SEVEN PIECE SET IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE SET TO ADD TO YOUR TABLETOP COLLECTION. THE MODERNIST DINNERWARE SET IS IN A GORGEOUS MIXED PALETTE OF CHARTREUSE GREEN, CORAL PINK, AND SEA FOAM GREEN.
RUSSEL WRIGHT ( 1904 - 1976 ) WAS AN AMERICAN MODERNIST INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER. BEGINNING IN THE LATE 1920'S THROUGH THE 1960'S, WRIGHT CREATED A SUCCESSION OF ARTISTICALLY DISTINCTIVE AND COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL ITEMS THAT HELPED BRING MODERN DESIGN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. HIS METHOD OF DESIGN CAME FROM THE BELIEF THAT THE TABLE WAS THE CENTER OF THE HOME. DESIGNING IN LAYERS FROM THERE OUTWARDS, HE DESIGNED TABLEWARE TO LARGER FURNITURE, ARCHITECTURE TO LANDSCAPING, ALL ACCORDING TO HIS ONCEPT OF EASY, INFORMAL LIVING. IT WAS THROUGH HIS HOUSEWARES AND FURNISHINGS THAT HE REVOLUTIONIZED THE WAY AMERICANS LIVED AND ORGANIZED THEIR HOMES IN THE MID 20TH CENTURY.
WRIGHT IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS COLORFUL " AMERICAN MODERN ", THE MOST WIDELY SOLD AMERICAN CERAMIC DINNERWARE IN HISTORY, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1939 AND 1959 BY STEUBENVILLE POTTERY IN STEUBENVILLE, OHIO. THE ULTRA MODERN DESIGN EMPHASIZED SOFT CURVES AND SIMPLE GLAZES. THE AWARD WINNING AMERICAN MODERN DINNERWARE IS PART OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS OF THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART NEW YORK, THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, AND THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON.
THE 57 PIECE SET OF MID CENTURY MODERN CERAMIC DINNERWARE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PIECES:
14X - DINNER PLATE ( 10" DIA X 3/4" H )
6X - LUNCH / SALAD PLATE ( 8" DIA X 3/4" H
5X - SAUCER ( 5 3/4" DIA X 1/2" H )
1X - BREAD PLATE ( 6" DIA X 3/4" H )
12X - HANDLED CUP ( 5" W X 3 1/4" DIA X 2" H )
4X - LUG SOUP BOWL ( 6 3/4" W X 6" DIA X 2" H )
2X - LARGE OVAL SERVING PLATTER ( 13 1/2" W X 9" D X 1 1/4" H )
1X - OVAL VEGETABLE SERVING BOWL ( 10" W X 7" D X 2 1/2" H )
1X - OVAL RELISH / GRAVY OVAL SERVING UNDER PLATTER ( 10 3/4" W X 6" D X 1" H )
1X - GRAVY SAUCE BOAT ( 10 1/2" W X 3 3/4" W X 2 1/2" H )
1X - LARGE HANDLED PITCHER ( 8" W X 6.5" D X 10 1/2" H )
1X - HANDLED COVERED CASSEROLE SERVING DISH ( 11 1/2" W X 8" DIA X 3 1/2" H )
1X - SMALL ROUND SIDE DISH ( 3 1/2" DIA X 3/4" H )
1X - 2PC TEAPOT WITH LID TOP ( 8 1/2" W X 4 1/2" DIA X 4" H )
1X - HANDLED CREAMER - 7" W X 3 1/2" D X 2 3/4" H )
1X - 2PC HANDLED SUGAR BOWL WITH LID TOP ( 6" W X 4 1/2" DIA X 3" H )
1X - 2PC SALT & PEPPER SHAKERS SET ( 2" DIA X 2" H EACH )
THE RUSSEL WRIGHT STEUBENVILLE AMERICAN MODERN CERAMIC DINNERWARE SET IS IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, USE, AND LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. THERE ARE A FEW PIECES WITH WEAR FROM USE AND AGE. THE TEAPOT LID HAS A SMALL CHIP ON THE UNDERSIDE RIM, THE SUGAR BOWL LID HAS A CRACK AND CHIP LOSS ON THE UNDERSIDE. THERE IS SLIGHT VARIATION INHERENT TO THE GLAZES WITHIN EACH COLOR. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.