May Flowers
[DSN:9697,328, NS:FAC]
There were three "May Flowers" patterns used by Homer Laughlin from the late 1920s until the early 1940s. They are identical in style, but differ in background colors. Black (sometimes called dark blue in vintage ads), light blue, and green were all used on the Kwaker shape.
Most were also used on Empress, Wells, and Eggshell Nautilus as border treatment. They have also been found as verge treatments on Yellowstone and Virginia Rose.
These decals were available to other potteries in the East Liverpool district. Knowles, Taylor & Knowles used the black version while National China favored the blue one.
Known treatment numbers for the Homer Laughlin shapes are given below.
- Back version:
- Empress and Kwaker: E-4915, K-4915 gold edge and verge lines
- Kwaker:
- K-3315-M: gold trim and solid gold handles
- K-8415 and K-8417: gold trim
- K-8477: gold verge line
- K-9017: two fine gold lines
- K-9117: gold edge and verge
- Wells: gold trim W-4970
- Eggshell Nautilus: N-1336
- Blue version:
- Kwaker: gold trim K-1929
- Wells: gold trim W-1970
- Eggshell Nautilus: gold trim N-1475
- Virginia Rose, verge decal and gold trim
- Green version:
- Kwaker with gold edge and verge lines
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