Vintage C. C. Thompson Pink & Yellow Floral Pie Dish circa 1930s

{HISTORY}

A popular pattern made by several American potteries in the 1930s,  this pink and yellow floral could be found on dinnerware and bakeware dishes made by Edwin Knowles, Paden City Pottery, Crooksville, and C.C. Thompson. 

Each pottery added their own little bit of extra flair to set their dish design apart from the competition. Crooksville added a fruit-themed embossed edge. Paden City added stripes and sparkly gold paint sprays. Edwin Knowles added a lattice-style embossed shoulder. And C.C. Thompson added a simple gold stripe around the rim as seen here on their pretty pie dish. 

Accented with teal flowers, olive green leaves, and silvery sage gray buds, this pink and yellow floral bouquet is so pretty for the spring, summer, and autumn seasons thanks to its warm and bright color palette.  Considering its 90 years of life its not hard to imagine all the different types of pie this plate might have been involved with From berries to quiche, vegetable casseroles to pudding pies and mile-high citrus chiffons, the practicality and durability of a good pie dish knows no ends when it comes to the creativity department. 

Of all the variety in dish and bakeware offered in this pattern between the numerous potteries, C.C. Thompson is one of the hardest makers to find. Founded in 1868 in East Liverpool, Ohio by Josiah Thompson and his son Cassius, this family-run pottery was located along the banks of the Ohio River and specialized in both sanitaryware and dinnerware. As one of the wealthiest families in town involved in running multiple businesses, the pottery was a success right from the start.

By the 1930s though, when this pie dish was made, the pottery was struggling due to several factors including the Great Depression, recurring flooding of the pottery buildings, and difficulting competing with less-expensive Japanese imports. Ultimately, the pottery couldn't weather this combination of storms and the pottery closed permanently in 1938. Interestingly, despite their prolific output across their 70 year span of operation, there are not a lot of pieces from C.C. Thompson easily found today. This is the only C. C. Thompson pie plate we have run across in this pattern,  making it all the more special that it has survived ninety years of turbulent history.

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

•  Colors include pale pink, bubblegum, golden yellow, olive, sage, pale teal, celadon, mint green, dove grey, pale silver and walnut. 
•  Stamped on back with maker's mark
• Hard to find maker and piece within pattern

{CONDITION}

In lovely vintage condition, this pie plate contains no chips or cracks. The gold stripe around the rim is wearing away in most areas. There is a small, light scuff mark on the bottom left area of the rim, which we suspect was caused by a plate hanger. There is also light staining on the side of the rim which can only be seen from the back of pie dish.  Please see photos.

{SIZE}

Measures 9.5' inches (diameter) x 1.5" inches (height) and weighs 1.8 lbs.

{FOR THE LOVE OF THIS PATTERN}

Find more pieces in this pattern made by Crooksville pottery in the shop here.