VTG Vernonware TRADEWINDS Chop Plate / Dinner Platter Made in California USA

Vintage Vernonware TRADEWINDS Dinner Platter, crafted in California, USA. Featuring a mid-century modern, Hawaiian, luau, and tiki-style in a beige multicolor design.tropical bird of paradise-like flowers hand painted in chartreuse, orange, brown, & cranberry. Beautiful color & shiny glaze finish. Hallmarked on the bottom. Made from high-quality ceramic. • Beige multicolor ceramic platter • Made in California, USA • Mid-century modern, Hawaiian, luau, tiki style • High-quality ceramic material • Width: 13 1/4 in Excellent Condition ***See our other listing for the full set*** About Vernon Kilns: Vernon Kilns, an American ceramic company located in Vernon, California, was one of the "Big Five" California potteries. Formerly known as Poxon China, Faye G. Bennison purchased the pottery in 1931 & produced ceramic tableware, art ware, giftware, and figurines. The other "Big Five" potteries were Metlox Manufacturing Company, Pacific Clay Products, Gladding, McBean & Co., and J.A. Bauer Pottery. In 1952, Elliot House was hired as art director and continued to work with outside contract artists and designers such as Jean Goodwin Ames and Sharon Merrill. In 1958, Vernon Kilns closed its pottery due to mounting labor costs and competition from imports. Metlox Manufacturing Company, located in Manhattan Beach, California, bought the molds and continued to manufacture some of Vernon's patterns in their Vernonware division. Features: • Mid-Century Modern, Hawaiian, Luau, Tiki Size