RUSSEL WRIGHT VTG MID CENTURY STEUBENVILLE AMERICAN MODERN DINNERWARE 60 PC SET

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THIS RUSSEL WRIGHT VINTAGE MID CENTURY MODERN STEUBENVILLE AMERICAN MODERN CERAMIC DINNERWARE 60 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 LIGHT GREY AND CORAL PINK.
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 60 PIECE SET OF MID CENTURY MODERN CERAMIC DINNERWARE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PIECES:
6X - DINNER PLATE ( 10" DIA X 3/4" H ) 3 Grey, 3 Coral
5X - SAUCER ( 5 3/4" DIA X 1/2" H ) 3 Grey, 2 Coral
7X - BREAD PLATE ( 6" DIA X 3/4" H ) 4 Grey, 2 Coral
8X - HANDLED CUP ( 5" W X 3 1/4" DIA X 2" H ) 4 Grey, 4 Coral
16X - LUG SOUP BOWL ( 6 3/4" W X 6" DIA X 2" H ) 4 Grey, 16 Coral
1X - LARGE OVAL SERVING PLATTER ( 13 1/2" W X 9" D X 1 1/4" H ) 1 Grey
1X - OVAL VEGETABLE SERVING BOWL ( 10" W X 7" D X 2 1/2" H ) 1 Grey
1X - GRAVY SAUCE BOAT ( 10 1/2" W X 3 3/4" W X 2 1/2" H ) 1 Coral
1X - LARGE HANDLED PITCHER ( 8" W X 6.5" D X 10 1/2" H ) 1 Grey
2X - HANDLED COVERED CASSEROLE SERVING DISH ( 11 1/2" W X 8" DIA X 3 1/2" H ) 1 Grey, 1 Coral
1X - TEAPOT NO LID TOP ( 8 1/2" W X 4 1/2" DIA X 4" H ) 1 Grey
1X - HANDLED CREAMER - 7" W X 3 1/2" D X 2 3/4" H ) 1 Grey
1X - 2PC HANDLED SUGAR BOWL WITH LID TOP ( 6" W X 4 1/2" DIA X 3" H ) 1 Grey
2X - 2PC SALT & PEPPER SHAKERS SET ( 2" DIA X 2" H EACH ) 1 Grey, 1 Coral
2X - CELERY SERVER DISH 13”W X 3.25”W X 1.25”H 1 Grey, 1 Coral
1X - LARGE TRAY PLATTER 12.25”W X 12.25”W 1 Coral
1X - LARGE DEEP SERVING BOWL 11.5”W X 7.25”W X 4”H 1 Grey
1X - LARGE ROUND COVERED SERVING BOWL 12”W X 9.25”W X 3.5”H 1 Coral
1X - SMALL ROUND BOWL NO LID 5”W X 2.75”H 1 Coral
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 SUGAR BOWL LID HAS A CRACK AND HAS BEEN GLUED 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.