Franciscan Hand-Decorated Embossed Dinnerware This unique volume provides a

This unique volume provides a comprehensive look at their early achievement

This book is an essential reference for all who are interested in modern furniture design

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Franciscan Hand-Decorated Embossed Dinnerware This unique volume provides aTable of Contents California based Gladding, McBean & Co. began producing Franciscan dinnerware in the 1930s. Their introduction of Franciscan Apple in 1940 heralded a new product line featuring heavily sculpted, embossed dinnerware hand decorated in brilliant colors. Desert Rose, introduced a year later, became the top selling dinnerware pattern in the world. Many additional patterns were produced through 1984, when the Franciscan plant in Glendale,