Featured – Florence Ceramic Statue
Object Name: Figurine (Story Book Hour)
Artist/Manufacturer: Florence Ward/Florence Ceramics Company (Pasadena, CA)
Date Range: 1946-1964
Material: Ceramic and gold leaf
Dimensions: H: 6.75 in., W: 8.5 in.
Collection: Object Collection
Object ID: 2010.008.023
Credit Line: Gift of Doug Foland
Remarks:
The Florence Ceramics Company was started in 1942 by Pasadena housewife Florence Ward in the family garage at 1644 North Lake Avenue. Within seven years, the company built a state-of-the art ceramics plant on South San Gabriel Boulevard. Florence Ceramics produced high quality historical and literary figurines, birds, animals and artware for twenty-four years before being bought out by a rival company in 1964.