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Franciscan Dinnerware and Art Ware – Year Introduced

The following is a listing of Franciscan dinnerware & art ware patterns and lines introduced beginning in 1934. The pattern/line is followed by the category of dinnerware and then by the year the pattern/line was introduced. In compiling this list, the most reasonable date was used when two or more years were quoted by different sources.

Franciscan developed and marketed numerous patterns of dinnerware and artware. A pattern was known as a Line. Such as Fruit was the 1400 Line. This is what is known as “small fruit” today. Fruit was also a 2200 Line. This was on the hacienda shape which is usually seen used as Hacienda, or Hacienda Green. Franciscan used the hacienda shape and hand brushed large fruit on the – Earthenware. There is a another pattern, Fruit tableware from – 1938 on the Montecito shape using a blue decal of fruit on a blue glazed background. Sometimes, a name was used for multiple patterns/Lines such as “Mesa.” Mesa is a Masterpiece China and a Stoneware pattern.

All shapes/Lines/patterns are in categories assigned by Franciscan. There are 468 dinnerware & art ware patterns including 163 China patterns, 147 Franciscan/Earthenware patterns, and 158 other dinnerware & art ware patterns and lines.


  • Abstract – Gourmet – 1972
  • Acacia (yellow trim) – Masterpiece China – 1958
  • Alpine Meadow – Earthenware – 1978
  • Amapola – Earthenware – 1973
  • Angeleno Art Ware – Catalina – 1942
  • Antigua – Whitestone – 1966
  • Antique Green – Masterpiece China – 1966
  • Apache Independence – Stoneware – 1972
  • Apple – Franciscan – 1940  
  • Appleton – Masterpiece China – 1952
  • Applique – Masterpiece China – 1968
  • Arabesque – Masterpiece China – 1959
  • Aragon – Masterpiece China – 1952
  • Arbor – renamed Winsome
  • Arcadia Blue – Masterpiece China – 1941
  • Arcadia Cobalt – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • Arcadia Gold – Masterpiece China – 1941
  • Arcadia Green – Masterpiece China – 1941
  • Arcadia Maroon – Masterpiece China – 1941
  • Arden – Masterpiece China – 1941
  • Ariel – Masterpiece China – 1971
  • Aurora Art Ware – Catalina – 1937
  • Autumn – Franciscan – 1955
  • Avalon Table Ware – Catalina – 1937

  • Balboa – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • Ballet – Masterpiece China – 1956
  • Betsy – Stoneware – 1983
  • Beverly – Masterpiece China – 1941
  • Beverly Cobalt – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • Birchbark – Masterpiece China – 1952
  • Bird ‘n Hand – Whitestone – 1968
  • Blossom Time – Masterpiece China – 1946
  • Blue Fancy – Whitestone – 1963
  • Blue Jessamine – Masterpiece China – 1943
  • Blue Ribbon – Latitudes Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Bluebell – Greenhouse Line – Earthenware – 1975
  • Blueberry – Earthenware – 1976
  • Bountiful – Earthenware – 1983
  • Bouquet – Earthenware – 1980
  • Breakfast Sets – Masterpiece China – 1949
  • Brentwood – Masterpiece China – 1956
  • Brown Eyes – Whitestone – 1966
  • Brush – Gourmet – 1972

  • Cafe Royal – Earthenware – 1981
  • California Manor – Masterpiece China – 1947 – Special Order
  • California Poppy – Franciscan – 1950
  • California Rose – Masterpiece China – 1949
  • California Wheat – Masterpiece China – 1947
  • California Wheat – Earthenware – 1956
  • Calypso – Earthenware – 1978
  • Calypso – Latitudes Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Camellia (Pink Blush) Floral Sculptures – 1978
  • Cameo – Masterpiece China – 1959
  • Cameo Pink – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Camisole – Sampler Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Cane Independence – Ironstone – 1972
  • Cantata – Whitestone – 1965
  • Canton – Masterpiece China – 1950
  • Capistrano Art Ware – Franciscan – 1936
  • Capri – Cosmopolitan – 1959
  • Carmel – Masterpiece China – 1952
  • Carmel (Turquoise) – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • Castile – Masterpiece China – 1971
  • Catalina Art Ware – Catalina – 1937
  • Celadon (Flambeau) – Masterpiece China – 1952
  • Chalice – Masterpiece China – 1967
  • Chelan – Masterpiece China – 1950
  • Cherokee Rose Gold – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • Cherokee Rose Green – Masterpiece China – 1941
  • Cherokee Rose Palomino – Masterpiece China – 1941
  • Chestnut Weave – Earthenware – 1978
  • Chinese Yellow – Masterpiece China – 1946
  • Cielito Art Ware – Franciscan – 1934
  • Cimarron – Masterpiece China – 1949
  • Cimmaron – Stoneware – 1971
  • Circles – Gourmet – 1972
  • Claremont – Masterpiece China – 1952
  • Classic – Regal China – 1964
  • Cloud Nine – Whitestone – 1960
  • Cobalt – Masterpiece China – 1946
  • Conch – Sea Sculptures Line – Sculptures – 1978
  • Cocinero – Franciscan – 1934
  • Concord – Masterpiece China – 1952
  • Constantine – Masterpiece China – 1967
  • Contours Art Ware – Masterpiece China – 1955
  • Corinthian – Masterpiece China – 1961
  • Coronado Art Ware – Franciscan – 1935
  • Coronado Table Ware – Franciscan – 1936
  • Cortina – Cosmopolitan – 1960
  • Cosmopolitan China (NTK Japan) – Cosmopolitan – 1959
  • Country Craft – Earthenware – 1981
  • Country French – Earthenware – 1978
  • Creation (Midwinter) – Stoneware – Made in England – 1987
  • Creole – Earthenware – 1973
  • CrinoLine – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • CrinoLine – Masterpiece China – 1972
  • Crown Jewel – Masterpiece China – 1959
  • Cypress – Franciscan – 1962

  • Daffodil – Greenhouse Line – Earthenware – 1975
  • Dahlia (Peach Blush) Floral Sculptures – Sculptures – 1978
  • Dainty Bess – Masterpiece China – 1941
  • Daisy – Franciscan – 1960
  • Daisy Wreath – Earthenware – 1975
  • Dawn – Masterpiece China – 1954
  • Debut (Coupe Shape) – Masterpiece China – 1958
  • Del Mar Table Ware – Franciscan – 1937
  • Del Monte – Masterpiece China – 1941
  • Del Oro Table Ware – Franciscan – 1937
  • Del Rey Shape – Masterpiece China – 1946
  • Del Rio – Masterpiece China – 1956
  • Denmark – English Ironstone – Made in England – 1982
  • Desert Blossom – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • Desert Rose – Franciscan – 1941
  • Discovery (new name) – Family China – 1965
  • Dogwood – Earthenware – 1975
  • Domino Black – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Dotted Stripe – Independence Porcelain – Made in Japan – 1972
  • Dove Grey Platinum – Masterpiece China – 1949
  • Dove Grey Gold – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Duet – Franciscan – 1956
  • Duotone Table Ware – Catalina – 1940
  • Dusty Rose – Regal China – 1962
  • Dutch Weave – Earthenware – 1978

  • Earth Born – Latitudes Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Encanto Art Ware – Franciscan – 1937
  • Echo – Franciscan – 1954
  • Eclipse Shape – Franciscan – 1954
  • Eclipse White – Franciscan – 1954
  • El Dorado – Earthenware – 1966
  • El Patio Nuevo – Franciscan – 1935
  • El Patio Table Ware – Franciscan – 1934
  • Elsinore – Masterpiece China – 1946
  • Emerald Green – Masterpiece China – 1946
  • Emerald Isle Discovery – 1965
  • Encanto Dawn – Masterpiece China unknown
  • Encanto Rose – Masterpiece China – 1954
  • Encanto Shape – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Encino Shape – Masterpiece China – 1949
  • Encore – Masterpiece China – 1956
  • English Rock Roses – Earthenware – 1978
  • Erica – English Ironstone – Made in England – 1982

  • Fallbrook – Ironstone – 1975
  • Family China – – 1958
  • Fan Shell – Sea Sculptures Line – Sculptures – 1978
  • Fan Tan – Whitestone – 1961
  • Fern Dell – Franciscan – 1957
  • Flair Shape – Franciscan – 1954
  • Flair White – Franciscan – 1954
  • Flame – Independence Porcelain – Made in Japan – 1972
  • Floral – Earthenware – 1971
  • Floral Art Ware – Catalina – 1940
  • Floral Dance – Floral Suite Line – Sculptures – 1981
  • Floral Sculptures – Sculptures – 1978
  • Floral Suite Line – Sculptures – 1981
  • Florist – Special – Franciscan – 1936
  • Flower Pots & Saucers – Tropico – 1936
  • Flower Song – Floral Suite Line – Sculptures – 1981
  • Forget-Me-Not – Earthenware – 1978
  • Franciscan Stoneware Line – Stoneware – 1983
  • Franciscan Tile – Specials – Tiles – 1983
  • Fremont – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • French Floral – Earthenware – 1978
  • Fresh Fruit – Earthenware – 1980
  • Fruit (1400 Line) – Franciscan – 1948
  • Fruit (2200 Line) – Franciscan – 1963
  • Fruit Basket – English Ironstone – Made in England – 1983
  • Fruit Table Ware – Franciscan – 1938
  • Fuchia – Masterpiece China – 1946

  • Gabrielle – Masterpiece China – 1969
  • Garden Party – Earthenware – 1974
  • Garden Ware – Tropico – 1934
  • Garland – Earthenware – 1967
  • Gingersnap – Earthenware – 1974
  • Glenfield – Porcelain – 1961
  • Gold Band 101 – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • Gold Band 101 (E) – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Gold Band 201 – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • Gold Band 202 – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • Gold Band 301 – Masterpiece China – 1941
  • Gold Band 301 (B) – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Gold Band 302 – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • Gold Leaves – Masterpiece China – 1957
  • Gold Plate – Independence Porcelain – Made in Japan – 1972
  • Golden Gate – Whitestone – 1971
  • Golden Gate – Whitestone – 1971
  • Golden Weave – Earthenware – 1978
  • Gourmet – Gourmet – 1972
  • Granada – Masterpiece China – 1950
  • Gray Wave – Independence Porcelain – Made in Japan – 1972
  • Greenhouse – Earthenware – 1975

  • Hacienda – Franciscan – 1964
  • Hacienda (Green) – Franciscan – 1965
  • Happenstance – Whitestone – 1971
  • Happy Talk – Whitestone – 1959
  • Hawaii – Whitestone – 1967
  • Hawthorne Table Ware – Franciscan – 1938
  • Honeydew – Earthenware – 1976
  • Hotel Ware (1000) – Franciscan – 1938
  • Huntington 401 – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Huntington Rose – Masterpiece China – 1955

  • Indian Summer – Family China – 1958
  • Indigo – Masterpiece China – 1970
  • Interlude – Masterpiece China – 1960
  • Intrigue – Earthenware – 1978
  • It’s a Breeze – Whitestone – 1959
  • Ivy (1500 Line) – Franciscan – 1948

  • Jade Green – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Jamoca – Earthenware – 1973
  • Jasper Green – Masterpiece China – 1948

  • KaChina Independence – Stoneware – 1972
  • Kaleidoscope – Earthenware – 1978
  • Kaolena Artware by Max Schoenfeld – 1939
  • Kasmir – Masterpiece China – 1969
  • Kiku Blue – Sketches Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Kiku Green – Sketches Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Kiku Terra Cotta – Sketches Line – Earthenware – 1979

  • Laguna – Masterpiece China – 1941
  • Lamp Bases – Special – 1937
  • Laramie – Stoneware – 1971
  • Larchmont – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • Lariat Independence – Stoneware – 1972
  • Larkspur – Franciscan – 1958
  • Lattice (Wicker Weave in White) – Earthenware – 1979
  • Latitudes Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Lilly – Sketches Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Limerick – Ironstone – 1974
  • Lorraine Green – Masterpiece China – 1946
  • Lorraine Grey – Masterpiece China – 1947
  • Lorraine Maroon – Masterpiece China – 1946
  • Lotus (Topaz Blush) Floral Sculptures – Sculptures – 1978
  • Lovebird – Stoneware – 1983
  • Lucerne – Cosmopolitan – 1959

  • Madeira – Earthenware – 1967
  • Madrigal – Masterpiece China – 1973
  • Magnolia – Masterpiece China – 1952
  • Malibu – Franciscan – 1964
  • Malaya – Cosmopolitan – 1959
  • Mandalay (Neptune) – Masterpiece China – 1973
  • Mango Table Ware – Franciscan – 1937
  • Mariposa – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Maroon – Masterpiece China – 1946
  • Maroon (Flambeau) – Masterpiece China – 1952
  • Martinique – Latitudes Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Martinique – Masterpiece China – 1966
  • Mary Jane – Ironstone – 1973
  • Max Schoenfeld Art Ware and Giftware- Specials – 1939
  • Maypole – Earthenware – 1974
  • Meadow Rose – Earthenware – 1977
  • Medallion – Family China – 1962
  • Medallion Plate – Masterpiece China – 1970
  • Melrose – Porcelain – 1961
  • Merced Shape – Masterpiece China – 1940
  • Merry-Go-Round – Whitestone – 1959
  • Merry Mint – Whitestone – 1964
  • Mesa – Masterpiece China – 1950
  • Mesa – Stoneware – 1983
  • Metropolitan Service – Franciscan – 1940
  • Midnight Mist – Masterpiece China – 1966
  • Midwinter Line – Stoneware – Made in England – 1987
  • Millbrook – Ironstone – 1970
  • Minaret – Masterpiece China – 1973
  • Mint Weave – Earthenware – 1978
  • Mirasol – Earthenware – 1975
  • Miscellaneous Ware – Special – 1934
  • Monaco – Masterpiece China – 1968
  • Montago – Earthenware – 1967
  • Monte Cristo – Latitudes Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Montebello Art Ware – Catalina – 1940
  • Montecito – Masterpiece China – 1957
  • Montecito Table Ware – Franciscan – 1937
  • Monterey – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Monterey Cobalt – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • Moon Glow – Masterpiece China – 1966
  • Moondance – Earthenware – 1972
  • Mountain Laurel – Masterpiece China – 1941

  • Nassau – Cosmopolitan – 1959
  • Nasco Specials – unknown
  • Natchez – Masterpiece China – 1973
  • Nautical Art Ware – Catalina – 1939
  • Nautilus – Sea Sculptures Line – Sculptures – 1978
  • Newport – Cosmopolitan – 1959
  • Nightingale – Masterpiece China – 1966
  • Northridge (groundlay spray) – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • Nouvelle Ebony – Masterpiece China – 1972
  • Nouvelle Ivory – Masterpiece China – 1972
  • Nut Tree – Earthenware – 1970
  • Nuts and Bolts – Independence Porcelain – Made in Japan – 1972

  • Oasis – Franciscan – 1955
  • October – Earthenware – 1977
  • Olympic – Masterpiece China – 1950
  • Ondine – Masterpiece China – 1973
  • Orleans – English Ironstone – Made in England – 1983
  • Ovation Beige – Sculptures – 1979
  • Ovation Blue – Sculptures – 1979
  • Ovation Coral – Sculptures – 1979
  • Ovation Desert Set – Sculptures – 1979
  • Ovation Green – Sculptures – 1979
  • Ovation Pin Line – Sculptures – 1979
  • Overture – Masterpiece China unknown
  • Ovide or Redondo Shape – Masterpiece China – 1942

  • Padua Table Ware – Franciscan – 1937
  • Palo Alto – Masterpiece China – 1950
  • Papaya – Earthenware – 1976
  • Patrician – Masterpiece China – 1961
  • Paynsley – English Ironstone – Made in England – 1983
  • Peacock Green – Masterpiece China – 1946
  • Peacock Plate – Masterpiece China – 1970
  • Pebble Beach – Earthenware – 1969
  • Pepper Poppy – Earthenware – 1978
  • Petalpoint – Masterpiece China – 1972
  • Petals & Pods – Whitestone – 1971
  • Pickwick – Whitestone – 1965
  • Picnic – Earthenware – 1973
  • Pillowtalk – Ironstone – 1975
  • Pink-a-Dilly – Whitestone – 1959
  • Pink Vista – English Ironstone – Made in England – 1983
  • Plain White – Independence Porcelain – Made in Japan – 1972
  • Platina – Porcelain – 1961
  • Platinum Band (E) – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Platinum Band 606 – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Platinum Swirl – Regal China – 1962
  • Polynesia – Earthenware – 1978
  • Polynesian Art Ware – Franciscan – 1942
  • Pomegranate – Franciscan – 1954
  • Poppy – Greenhouse Line – Earthenware – 1975
  • Poppy Berries – Sampler Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Porcelain (NTK Japan) – Porcelain – 1961
  • Prairie Flower – Stoneware – 1983
  • Primary – Sea Sculptures Line – Sculptures – 1978
  • Primavera – Floral Suite Line – Sculptures – 1981
  • Primrose Yellow – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Princess Poppy – Floral Suite Line – Sculptures – 1981
  • Pueblo – Earthenware – 1972
  • Pueblo Table Ware – Franciscan – 1937

  • Quadrille – Masterpiece China – 1971
  • Queen’s Window – Sampler Line – Earthenware – 1979

  • Radiance – Family China – 1958
  • Rancho Table Ware – Catalina – 1937
  • Reflections – Earthenware – 1983
  • Regalia – Masterpiece China – 1968
  • Regency – Masterpiece China – 1953
  • Renaissance Crown – Masterpiece China – 1952
  • Renaissance Gold – Masterpiece China – 1962
  • Renaissance Grey – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Renaissance Platinum – Masterpiece China – 1962
  • Reseda Art Ware – Catalina – 1940
  • Ridgewood – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Rimrock – Earthenware – 1972
  • Ring a Ling – Whitestone – 1964
  • Robin Egg Blue – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Rodeo Independence – Stoneware – 1972
  • Rondelay – Masterpiece China – 1962
  • Rose (Citron Blush) Floral Sculptures – Sculptures – 1978
  • Rose Garland – Floral Suite Line – Sculptures – 1981
  • Rosette – Earthenware – 1980
  • Rossmore – Masterpiece China – 1945
  • Royal Renaissance – Masterpiece China – 1968
  • Ruby Art Ware – Franciscan – 1935

  • Saguaro Art Ware – Catalina – 1940
  • Sampler Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Sand Dollar – Sea Sculptures Line – Sculptures – 1978
  • Sandalwood – Masterpiece China – 1952
  • Sea Sculptures – Sculptures – 1977
  • Sea Urhcin – Sea Sculptures Line – Sculptures – 1978
  • Sequoia – Stoneware – 1971
  • Shady Lane – Earthenware – 1978
  • Shady Lane – Latitudes Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Shalimar – Masterpiece China – 1973
  • Shasta – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • Sierra – Masterpiece China – 1950
  • Sierra – Stoneware – 1983
  • Sierra Sand – Franciscan – 1963
  • Silk Ribbons – Sketches Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Silkstone – Stoneware – 1983
  • Silver City – Special – Special – 1939
  • Silver Lining – Masterpiece China – 1971
  • Silver Mist – Masterpiece China – 1962
  • Silver Pine – Masterpiece China – 1955
  • Silver Plate – Independence Porcelain – Made in Japan – 1972
  • Silver Wheat – Regal China – 1962
  • Simplicity – Porcelain – 1961
  • Simplicity – Regal China – 1962
  • Sketches Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Snow Crest – Franciscan – 1963
  • Snow Flakes – Sampler Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Snow Pine – Porcelain – 1961
  • Sommerset – Masterpiece China – 1959
  • Sonora – Masterpiece China – 1948
  • Sonora Independence – Stoneware – 1972
  • Special Ware – Special – 1934
  • Spice – Franciscan – 1961
  • Spring Song – Family China – 1958
  • Spruce – Masterpiece China – 1952
  • St. Louis – English Ironstone – Made in England – 1983
  • St. Moritz – Cosmopolitan – 1960
  • Star Flowers – Sketches Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Starburst – Franciscan – 1954
  • Starry Night – Masterpiece China – 1952
  • Stonehenge White (Midwinter) – Stoneware – Made in England – 1987
  • Strathmore – English Ironstone – Made in England – 1983
  • Strawberry Fair – Earthenware – 1980
  • Strawberry Time – Earthenware – 1983
  • Stripes – Gourmet – 1972
  • Sundance – Earthenware – 1972
  • Sunset – Masterpiece China – 1957
  • Sweet Pea – Greenhouse Line – Earthenware – 1975
  • Swingtime – Whitestone – 1959
  • Swirl – Masterpiece China – 1975
  • Swirl Shape – Masterpiece China – 1961
  • Sycamore – Family China – 1958

  • Tahiti – Discovery – 1965
  • Tahoe – Masterpiece China – 1950
  • Talisman – Porcelain – 1961
  • Tangier – Earthenware – 1978
  • Taos – Stoneware – 1971
  • Tapestry – Masterpiece China – 1959
  • Tara – Cosmopolitan – 1959
  • Teak – Masterpiece China – 1952
  • Terra Cotta Discovery – 1965
  • Terra Cotta – Specials – Catalina – 1937
  • Thistledown Children’s Set (boys set) – Sculptures – 1979
  • Thistledown Children’s Set (girl’s set) – Sculptures – 1979
  • Tiempo – Franciscan – 1948
  • Tiger Flower Table Ware – Franciscan – 1937
  • Toffee – Earthenware – 1976
  • Topaz Discovery – 1965
  • Trinidad – Latitudes Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Trinon – Cosmopolitan – 1959
  • Trio – Franciscan – 1954
  • Tropico Ware – Tropico – 1935
  • Tulip (England) – Earthenware – 1986
  • Tulip time – Franciscan – 1963
  • Twice Nice – Whitestone – 1959
  • Twilight Rose – Earthenware – 1983

  • Valencia – Cosmopolitan – 1959
  • Victoria Service – Franciscan – 1940
  • Viking – English Ironstone – Made in England – 1983

  • Walden – Whitestone – 1965
  • Waterfall – Earthenware – 1978
  • Wedding Band – Regal China – 1962
  • Westwood – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • Wheat (see – California Wheat)
  • Whirl-a-Gig – Whitestone – 1960
  • Whitestone Ware (NTK Japan) – Whitestone – 1959
  • Wild Daisy – Earthenware – 1978
  • Wildflower Table Ware – Franciscan – 1942
  • Wild Oats (Midwinter) – Stoneware – Made in England – 1987
  • Willow – Masterpiece China – 1952
  • Willow Bouquet – Masterpiece China – 1954
  • Willow Table Ware – Franciscan – 1937
  • Wilshire – Masterpiece China – 1942
  • Wind Flowers – Sampler Line – Earthenware – 1979
  • Winsome – Family China – 1958
  • Winter Bouquet – Masterpiece China – 1954
  • Wishmaker Table Ware – Franciscan – 1941
  • Woodlore – Franciscan – 1954
  • Woodside – Masterpiece China – 1941
  • Wrightwood – Masterpiece China – 1975

  • Yankee Doodle – Ironstone – 1973
  • Yellow Bouquet – Ironstone – 1970
  • Yellow Zebra – Independence Porcelain – Made in Japan – 1972
  • Yuma – Stoneware – 1971

  • Zanzibar – Earthenware – 1971
  • Zinnia – Earthenware – 1967