Product code: Rare Moby Dick Vernon Kilns outlet Bread Plates 1939 Rockwell Kent Walnut Brown Set 4
Introduced in 1939, Vernon Kilns Moby Dick dinnerware was designed by Rockwell Kent. Kent was hired by Faye Bennison, the owner of Vernon Kilns, to design a series of decorated dinnerware. One of Kent's dinnerware designs, Moby Dick, was based on Kent's 280 illustrations for the 1930 edition of Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Kent's dinnerware used the Vernon Kilns Ultra dinnerware shape. Ultra's controversial downturned handles on the cups were designed by Jane Bennison, daughter of Vernon Kiln's president Faye G. Bennison. Four bread plates. Each is branded on the bottom. This design was only produced for two years. Features: t• Poppytrail t• Metlox t• Moby Dick t• Nautical t• Moby Dick Illustrations t• Made in California, USA t• Hand Wash Size: Bread Plate Measurements: tDiameter 6.5 in / 17 cm outlet Condition: Pre-Owned Good No chips or cracks. T9D032023.
Introduced in 1939, Vernon Kilns Moby Dick dinnerware was designed by Rockwell Kent. Kent was hired by Faye Bennison, the owner of Vernon Kilns, to design a series of decorated dinnerware. One of Kent's dinnerware designs, Moby Dick, was based on Kent's 280 illustrations for the 1930 edition of Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Kent's dinnerware used the Vernon Kilns Ultra dinnerware shape. Ultra's controversial downturned handles on the cups were designed by Jane Bennison, daughter of Vernon Kiln's president Faye G. Bennison. Four bread plates. Each is branded on the bottom. This design was only produced for two years. Features: t• Poppytrail t• Metlox t• Moby Dick t• Nautical t• Moby Dick Illustrations t• Made in California, USA t• Hand Wash Size: Bread Plate Measurements: tDiameter 6.5 in / 17 cm outlet Condition: Pre-Owned Good No chips or cracks. T9D032023.