1940 Fiesta Yellow Disc Juice Pitcher

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Offering the Fiesta promotional disc juice pitcher dipped in the original yellow glaze.

Marked on the bottom impressed HLC, lower … Read more Offering the Fiesta promotional disc juice pitcher dipped in the original yellow glaze.

Marked on the bottom impressed HLC, lower case ‘fiesta’ Made in USA, with number bottom left identifying the quality controllers work number.

Pitcher stands 5.75” tall, 6” wide x 3” deep.
30 ounces

Provenance: This is my personal collection from my grandmother.

Further information:
Years of production: 1940-1942: Red, yellow and harlequin yellow (happyheidi.com)

In the late autumn of 1943 Homer Laughlin eliminated all the special Fiesta promotional items. These items, introduced in 1939 and 1940, are difficult to find today because of their short production life. (drivingfordeco.com)


Fun Facts:

The juice pitcher was a promotional piece with a limited run.

In 2011, the red vintage disc water and yellow juice pitchers were featured on a U.S. postage stamp.

Yellow was the single longest color that was produced for the original fiestaware line; 1938-1969

Fiesta designer Frederick Rhead

(By Steve Labinski)
In 1936, after deciding upon the colors red, blue and green, Frederick Rhead noted in his journal, "The next obvious color was yellow, and this had to be toned halfway between the red and the green. Only the most brilliant yellow we could make would talk in comparison to the other three". See less