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.