Princeton Shape

Princeton Shape

In the summer 2013 Dish, Mark Gonzalez’s article covered the very rare Princeton shape, and showed a 9” plate with a maroon decoration.  Here is another Princeton plate from Fred Mutchler’s collection with a royal blue decoration.

Below are close ups of the very intricate blue decal and the embossed areas on the plate.  The blue decals wonderfully complements the bright white Princeton body. 

Below are close ups of the very intricate blue decal and the embossed areas on the plate.  The blue decals wonderfully complements the bright white Princeton body. 

Jerry Lefever

Fiesta and Best China Mugs

This Fiesta mug was made for KSTP, a television station one mile from my home in Minnesota. The mug was used to advertise KSTP’s new color broadcast cap ability. The interior of the cups had a red, blue, green, or yellow interior that matched the colors on the exterior decal. Like many other advertising Fiesta mugs made in the 1960s the glaze is clear. The decal placed above the glaze, and the white color comes from the mug’s white true china body.  

The two mugs below are Best China pieces, which used the familiar Fiesta handles. They can be found easily, but unlike the KSTP mug they are not true Fiesta mugs. The mugs were made after 1960 with true china bodies and covered with a clear glaze.  

Jerry Lefever