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Fiesta® Covered Sugars Vintage Covered Sugar The covered sugar was part of Fiesta®'s assortment from its introduction in January 1936 until it was discontinued in 1969. It was made in all eleven standard colors: red, yellow, (light) green, blue, old ivory, turquoise, rose, forest green, chartreuse, gray, and medium green. The earliest version has a flat bottom. It was changed to a rounded bottom soon after production began. Flat bottom sugars have been found in the first five colors only: red, yellow, (light) green, blue, and old ivory. At least four marking variations have been found with vintage covered sugars: HLC-USA, no rings, this version is on the flat bottom style HLC-USA, with rings HLC above Fiesta, Made in USA underneath blank, no marking at all Vintge covered sugars in medium green and red Flat inside bottom in old ivory Comparison: round bottom in rose, flat bottom in ivory HLC-USA mark with rings HLC-Made in USA marking Restyled Covered Sugar In March 1967, many of the Fiesta shapes were restyled for the supermarket promotion Sheffield Amberstone. The vintage covered sugar was redesigned with a new lid and handleless base. The restyled sugar was also used with the Coventry Casualstone line. After Fiesta® was discontinued in 1969, it was relaunched as Fiesta® Ironstone later that same year. Many of the restyled pieces from Sheffield Amberstone were used, including the covered sugar. The restyled covered sugar can be found in amber from Sheffield Amberstone, mango red and turf green from Fiesta® Ironstone, and antique gold - a shared glaze between Fiesta® Ironstone and Coventry Casualstone. Restyled covered sugars were never marked. Vintage marmalades were made from 1936 until 1946 in the first six colors, with at least one rare example known to exist in medium green. They were reintroduced in 1968 and sold with Sheffield Amberstone and Coventry Casualstone. They would later be used as a basis for Fiesta® covered sugars in the spring of 1986. Sheffield Amberstone retsyled sugar and creamer Marmalade in red, restyled marmalade from Amberstone Individual Covered Sugar When Fiesta® was reintroduced in February 1986, the original intent was to use the restyled covered sugar from Sheffield Amberstone/Fiesta® Ironstone. There were production issues regarding a proper fit between the lid and the base. It was decided the restyled covered sugar would be replaced by a modified marmalade. On March 14, 1986, the marmalade was converted into a sugar bowl by changing the lid so the hole was filled in. The finial was also redesigned. In the early 1990s, the finial was replaced with a larger version. (This also happened to the finial for the sugar/creamer/tray set, which can be seen here.) The sugar was given the proper name individual covered sugar. It was discontinued for a brief time starting in 2015. In 2018, it was brought back as a factory exclusive and discontinued once again in 2024. Although it wasn't meant to be made in sapphire, a few examples are known to exist. Sugar bases are marked with the same Fiesta® HLC-USA marking used on the original marmalade. Around 1999, the letter "H" was added to differentiate newer bases from their vintage counterparts. Covered sugars in white: Amberstone/Ironstone restyled version (left) and modified marmalade with small finial (right) Individual covered sugar with tall finial and creamer in apricot Individual covered sugar in persimmon Individual covered sugar marking, no "H" Individual covered sugar in marigold, marked with an "H" Individual Covered Sugar [0498] white* black* cobalt* apricot* rose* yellow turquoise periwinkle sea mist persimmon lilac chartreuse pearl gray juniper cinnabar sunflower plum shamrock tangerine scarlet peacock heather evergreen ivory marigold lemongrass paprika flamingo lapis poppy mulberry meadow butterscotch twilight peony jade Both individual covered sugars and restlyed Amberstone/Ironstone covered sugars can be found in colors marked with an asterisk (*) Other Covered Sugars Sugar/creamer/tray set (see this page) Small sugar in yellow from a child's teaset B A C K