Antique Franciscan Desert Rose Jam / Jelly Jar California USA 1949-53 Mark RARE

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MAKE SURE TO VIEW OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MANY OTHER DESERT ROSE PIECES.
ALL ARE CHIP-FREE AND PRICED AT LESS THAN THE REPLACEMENT HOUSES!
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hether you grew up with Desert Rose Franciscan Ware, collect and enjoy using it now, or both, then you know you’ve come across a special listing in this scarce 1949-53 example of a Desert Rose jam / jelly jar!
We recently acquired a large collection of Franciscan Ware from a local estate.
The husband and wife bought their first Desert Rose pattern dishware in the late 1940s when they married, and continued to add pieces over the next five or so years.
They are now moving and downsizing their collection, so we have the opportunity to make this single-owner dinnerware available to you!
As Wikipedia reminds us,
“Beginning in 1875, as a partnership between Charles Gladding, Peter McGill McBean, and George Chambers, Gladding, McBean & Co. would expand from one factory in Lincoln, California to multiple manufacturing plants throughout the Pacific West Coast producing clay products from sewer pipe to architectural terracotta….
Due to the economic collapse of 1929, Gladding, McBean & Co. saw its revenue decreasing due to the cessation of new construction, the main source of the demand for its ceramic products: roofing tile, sewer pipe, architectural terracotta, and brick. To offset the loss of revenues from the sales of ceramic building materials, the Company began the manufacture of earthenware dinnerware and art ware in 1933….
In 1934, Gladding, McBean introduced the Franciscan Pottery line of dinnerware and art ware, named after the Franciscan friars who established missions throughout California in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lines were very successful. In 1937, Gladding, McBean and Co. purchased the Catalina Clay Products Division of Santa Catalina Island Co.. The company closed the pottery moving all molds and equipment to the Glendale plant in Los Angeles…. In 1940, the company introduced the hand-painted embossed pattern Franciscan Apple, and in 1941 Desert Rose. Both patterns became the company's most popular patterns.”
The Desert Rose pattern has been in continuous production since 1941 (except during WWII), and it is the most popular pattern of dinnerware in American history!
With so many pieces in production, serious collectors look for the oldest examples in the best condition – and this jam jar is both!  On the bottom is the black "Franciscan Arch" mark in use between 1949 and 1953: http://www.ebay.com/gds/Franciscan-Desert-Rose-How-to-Determine-Age-/10000000176939679/g.html.
This jar stands 3 1/2” in height and 3 1/2" in diameter, and is cream in color with a hand-painted body showing desert roses in bloom.
The quality of these designs varied according to the skill of each artist, and this one is beautifully done!
The jar is in very good antique condition, with no chips, cracks, or repairs!
If you’ve been searching for just the right Desert Rose-pattern jelly jar for your collection, then you can rest easy knowing that your search is at an end.
Replacements.com sells this jar (also without the lid) for .95 (regardless of age), and we are offering an excellent 1949-53 example at a substantial discount!  Buy this now before it goes to someone else’s home
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Note: White highlights on the item are just reflections in the glaze from the camera's flash.
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