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Laurel Potteries of California - Dinnerware

Laurel Potteries began around 1940 and was one of the first of the great California potteries to go out of business. That was in the 1960s. They had offices in San Francisco and Stockton, California. The company was known for its speckeled patterns such as California Living, Holiday and Seaside. The dinnerware reached its popularity in the 1950s.

California Life

The California Life pattern by Laurel was introduced in the early 1950's. Like Brusche's Al Fresco patterns, Laurel's California Life pattern was a solid color with darker specks throughout.

California Living

Laurel's California Living is almost the same as it California Life pattern. It consists of a solid colored background with brown specks.

Cerama-Stone

Laurel of California's Cerama-Stone dinnerware is very similar to California Living in that it is a speckled pattern. However, it is a ceramic dinnerware and has a matte finish.

Holiday

Holiday by Laurel is another speckled dinnerware pattern. It came is a wide variety of "earthy" colors.

Seaside

The Laurel of California pattern, Seaside, was designed by Charles Scarpino around 1953. It is typical of Laurel's style in that it is a speckled pattern. The colors are pastel and earth tones.