Fiestaware's original red-orange glaze contained uranium oxide, making those early pieces among the most chemically unusual — and most valuable — dinnerware ever sold in American kitchens.
Q: In June 1948 my wife and I received eight place settings of Franciscan Desert Rose dinnerware as a wedding gift. Each piece is marked “Made in California.” What is its value? R.Z., Whitehall A: ...
George T. James, 82, who in 1954 designed the Franciscan Pottery’s Eclipse dinnerware shape, which was decorated with the still-popular Starburst pattern, died Friday in Glendale after a fall. James ...