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Singing Hills by Homer Laughlin LaurelHollowPark.net, an informative website created and maintained by Mark Gonzalez. Copyright © 2009-. From the end of July to the middle of September 1942, artist Charles Williams of the Homer Laughlin China Company worked on underglaze transfer patterns for Singing Hills. The subjects were interior and exterior scenes of the estate of Henry and Gladys Lindquist. The patterns were custom made to fit the Theme Eggshell shape. A special underglaze backstamp was created for the line which does not include the Homer Laughlin name. Williams was supplied black and white photographs which he used to create tracings. He then coated the backs of the tracings with graphite pencil to create carbon copies on heavier stock and then added details. Most of the black and white "working drawings" he created are shown below along with a red version with the appropriate shading. Two of the black and white photographs used to create the Singing Hills underglaze prints Tracing of the Singing Hills home Some of the drawings were made for more than one piece. For example, the scene for the 15" platter was scaled down and used on the 9" baker. Every piece of Theme Eggshell was intended for Singing Hills. According to the state of Maine marriage records, Henry H. Lindquist of Somerville, Massachusetts married Gladys M. McNelley of Caribou, Maine on Wednesday, November 24, 1926. Very little else is know about the background of this special line of dinnerware, but it must have been a special order. There is no evidence Singing Hills went into production, even though it was fully developed. Record of Singing Hills drawings Date Drawing Item (converted from trade size) Subject 07/25/42 3467 Theme 10" plate Singing Hills, front 07/29/42 3468 Theme 10" plate Black and white working drawing 08/04/42 3475 Theme saucer Barn 08/04/42 3476 Theme cup House and lake 08/05/42 3477 Theme 6" plate Driveway 08/05/42 3478 Backstamp Home of Gladys and Henry 08/14/42 3483 Theme 8" plate Fireplace 08/17/42 3484 Theme deep plate Room with stairway 08/17/42 3485 Theme fruit bowl Fireplace 08/19/42 3486 Theme 13" platter Fireplace 08/20/42 3487 Theme cream soup and oatmeal Room with couch 08/21/42 3488 Theme 15" platter Back of house 08/21/42 3489 Theme creamer Boat on lake 08/21/42 3490 Theme sugar Bird bath 09/08/42 3491 Theme cream soup liner Singing Hills 09/10/42 3492 Theme chop plate Front of house 09/11/42 3493 Theme casserole base Steps and wall 09/11/42 3494 Theme casserole lid Driveway and lake 09/14/42 3495 Theme 9" plate Boat on lake 09/16/42 3496 Theme 11" platter Fireplace 09/16/42 3497 Theme teapot House facing lake Singing Hills drawings from the collection of The Fiesta® Tableware Company Three of the four known examples of Singing Hills found in the East Liverpool, Ohio area Singing Hills 9" and 6" Theme Eggshell plates Singing Hills 8" Theme Eggshell square plate Singing Hills backstamp