Early America by Homer Laughlin China

Homer Laughlin China Company has been in continuous business since the late 1800's, first in East Liverpool, Ohio and then right across the river in Newell, West Virginia. The company is probably best known for its Fiesta line of dinnerware, but over its many years of production it has produced thousands of different shapes and tens of thousands of decorations/designs on those shapes.

A few years ago I was very lucky to find a service for six in the "Early America" decoration on the Nautilus shape. It's a style and decoration that is not that easy to find and is coveted by collectors of Homer Laughlin dinnerware.

The decoration includes red striping and different modes of transportation in the early days of the United States. The set I found included a platter, serving bowl, berry bowls, bread and butter plates, dinner plates and cups with saucers.

A few months after I found the set some dish friends found the matching creamer and sugar for me.

And during the intervening years I have picked up a couple of extra serving bowls and platters in the Nautilus shape, as well as some additional plates, cups and saucers in another Homer Laughlin shape with the same decoration.

Eggshell Nautilus
Note that the red stripe is different on this shape.

This set of china has appeared on TLRT in a tablescape.
Click the image below to see more of the tablescape.

It has also appeared in a tablescape entitled Variations On Red Stripes

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit and see some more of my vintage dinnerware collection.

Early America Nautilus

Homer Laughlin China Company has been in continuous business since the late 1800's, first in East Liverpool, Ohio and then right across the river in Newell, West Virginia. The company is probably best known for its Fiesta line of dinnerware, but over its many years of production it has produced thousands of different shapes and tens of thousands of decorations/designs on those shapes.

A few years ago I was very lucky to find a service for six in the "Early America"

decoration on the Nautilus shape. It's a style and decoration that is not that
easy to find and is coveted by collectors of Homer Laughlin dinnerware.

The decoration includes red striping and different modes of transportation in the early days of the United States. The set I found included a platter, serving bowl, berry bowls, bread and butter plates, dinner plates and cups with saucers.

A few months after I found the set some dish friends found the matching creamer and sugar for me.

And during the intervening years I have picked up a couple of extra serving bowls and platters in the Nautilus shape, as well as some additional plates, cups and saucers in another Homer Laughlin shape with the same decoration.

Eggshell Nautilus
Note that the red stripe is different on this shape.

This set of china has appeared on TLRT in a tablescape.
Click the image below to see more of the tablescape.

It has also appeared in a tablescape entitled Variations On Red Stripes

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit and see some more of my vintage dinnerware collection.

Variations On Red Stripes

Susan over at Between Naps On The Porch is hosting another Tablescape Thursday,

my favorite day of the week!

Today's tablescape is all about Red Stripe Fiesta, which has appeared in a couple of 

earlier posts here on The Little Round Table. More information on the origin of these

pieces can be found on the following two links:

When do stripes and polka dots go together?

Red Stripes For 8

A mix of vintage Red Stripe Fiesta and contemporary pieces produced for the Homer Laughlin China Collectors Association adorn this vintage tablecloth that looks like it was made to go with this pattern.  The divided relish tray is vintage Manhattan glass, as are the small underplates. The flatware is vintage Deauville, while the tumblers are from Target, napkins from Crate and Barrel, and napkin rings from Bed Bath Beyond. Can you spot the one piece of vintage Red Stripe on the table?

Vintage Red Stripe Footed Salad Bowl

For more information on the different Shapes and Colors of vintage Fiesta

check out the database of Vintage Fiesta from The Little Round Table

Vintage Homer Laughlin Apple Tree Bowl in Ivory

Vintage Red Stripe

And without changing out much at all you can get a lot of different looks from the

same tablecloth mixing vintage with contemporary pieces.

Post86 Fiesta in Sapphire, vintage George and Martha from the 1939 World's Fair,

glassware from Home Goods and Pier 1.

"Early America" dinnerware is vintage Homer Laughlin

Post 86 Sapphire topped with vintage Homer Laughlin "Mexicana"

Contemporary salad plates and hobnail glassware from Home Goods.

Post 86 Fiesta in Scarlet and Sunflower, with licensed accessory glassware.

Thanks for stopping by for another Tablescape Thursday, I do appreciate it!