RARE-1971 Los Angeles Potteries Pie Dish

Made in 1971 by Los Angeles Potteries (1940's-1980's) in Lynwood, CA (city in LA County). Rarely do you ever find the ROOSTER Pie Plate at all from Los Angeles Potteries, but it is extremely rare to find the ROOSTER Pie Plate in RED instead of Blue.
Los Angeles was one of the pottery makers during the Golden Era of CALIFORNIA POTTERY and one of the last kilns to close its doors in Southern California from that era.
The reason for their rarity is because they were a and small (NOT in Big 5 CALIFORNIA POTTERY producers) pottery maker and did not have the output of product as others. That, and the reason they closed in the 1980's and over 40 years has passed.
Weighs 1 lb 6 oz
Marked with the number 630
Measures 9.75" X 9.75" Circumference and 1.75" Deep
Excellent Condition-No cracks or chips.
Hand-painted with glossy clear coat and in a Fall And Autumn Style Palette
Rooster Color Combination is Two Shades of Brown (Acorn And Almond),Soft Cinnamon Red Accents Dijon Yellow Body
Plate and Border is colored in two tone Cream and Chocolate Brown

California pottery includes industrial, commercial, and decorative pottery produced in the Northern California and Southern California regions of the U.S. state of California. Production includes brick, sewer pipe, architectural terracotta, tile, garden ware, tableware, kitchenware, art ware, figurines, gift ware, and ceramics for industrial use. Ceramics include terracotta, earthenware, porcelain, and stoneware products.
Key milestones in the history of California pottery include: the arrival of Spanish settlers, the advent of statehood and subsequent population growth, the arts and crafts movement, Great Depression, World War II era and the post-WWII onslaught of low-priced imports leading to a steep decline in the number of California potteries. California potters large and small have left a legacy of tableware design, collectibles, art, and architecture.
Tile has been a favorite building material in California since the early Spanish settled the area and brought with them the tradition of using brightly colored tiles in architecture. Helen Stiles, author of numerous books on the history of pottery, noted that Spanish, Mexican, and Chinese design of the 17th and 18th centuries all influenced the decoration of tile and other pottery in California.
As people moved into California after statehood in 1848, the demand for ceramic products grew exponentially. Buildings needed roofs, floors, and sewer pipes. The ceramic industry grew as the demand increased. The "Golden Era in tile making" and art pottery, influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, was around 1910. Architect Julia Morgan used tiles to adorn her buildings, including the Hearst Castle in the 1920's.
The most active period for the production of household ceramics including tableware, kitchenware, gift-ware, and art ware was from the 1930's through the 1960's. The major area of U.S. household ceramics production was in the Los Angeles basin. Around Los Angeles there were over 300 producers of figurines. Next in size was the Trenton area, followed by East Liverpool, and a few in the middle west, such as Ceramic Arts Studio, Red Wing Pottery and Haeger Potteries.
The period around World War II saw the greatest growth for the U.S. ceramic industry. With imports cut off from European and Asian markets, small family-owned and larger potteries stepped in to fill the need for ceramic gift-ware and tableware throughout the United States. By 1948, "the peak year for the industry, over eight hundred ceramic concerns were in operation throughout California."With sunlight year round, an abundance of raw materials, and relatively inexpensive natural gas, California became competitive with centers of ceramic production such as the "Pottery Capital of the World" East Liverpool, Ohio, and Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
In the 1950's, favorable trade agreements toward Asian countries contributed to a flood of competitively priced ceramic wares entering the United States market. Only a fraction of California potteries survived this competition through the early 1960's. And Los Angeles Potteries and a few others survived or began up into the 1980's. The 1990's and 2000's saw some began a kiln but the damage to the once booming CALIFORNIA POTTERY market had been decimated. As of 2023, only a few are still in business.

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