homer laughlin china

[hiitisi]

I am at my wits end...you are my last hope. cleaning out my attic i found some china that belonged to my great grandmother. she came from europe in the 1890's. the back of the platters say homer laughlin "the angelus". one platter has a pink rim the other a gold rim both with scalloped edges. my problem is that both plates have a large fish in the center.i have checked everywhere and cannot find any reference to a fish. i would greatly appreciate any help you could give me. I forgot to mention that above the homer laughlin is an entwined Capital HL. thank you again, Lana Epstein

[Michelle Staley]

The Homer Laughlin China Co. was an American china manufacturer. They produced so many items that they named the shapes instead of giving each pattern a name. It is not uncommon to find different shapes with the same pattern or decal.

The Angelus is the name of the shape of your Homer Laughlin platter. This particular shape is shown in the 1905 & 1906 catalogs from Sears and Montgomery Ward. It was in production until the late teens or early 1920's.

The Homer Laughlin Angelus shape is characterized by the scalloped rim and the tiny beads that are around the upper edge. The pattern is usually flowers of some type but it is not unusual to find other decals on it.

The Homer Laughlin Co. was founded in East Liverpool, Ohio in 1871 by brothers Homer and Shakespeare Laughlin. It is still in production today mainly remaking their popular Fiesta pattern and go with pieces. You can read the entire history here - http://www.fiestafactorydirect.com/t-about.aspx