Vintage Fiesta^© Disc Pitchers for Sale | Circa 1938-1972

The original vintage Fiesta disc water pitcher is the most universally recognized shape in the entire vintage Fiesta pottery line, so famous that it recently made the cover of a US Postage Stamp. The disc shaped pitcher was introduced in the spring of 1938 and was available in all six of the original colors. Large, but not overwhelming, the iconic pitcher holds 71 ounces and stands 7 1/2" tall. The vintage Fiesta disc pitcher remained a staple in the original line until its production ceased in 1972. Found in 13 original vintage Fiesta colors, including medium green, the disc water pitcher remains the classic American tableware shape that personifies an era.

Four of the six original fiestaware colors were discontinued in the '50s while Homer Laughlin released four new modern colors—chartreuse (lemon yellow green), rose (dusty and subdued), forest green (as dark as the original cobalt blue), and gray (as elegant as ivory). It is worth noting that the original yellow and turquoise glazes continued production so that the storied tableware's six colors could still be mixed and matched.

The 1960s marked the slow decline of fiestware sales, and many shapes were discontinued. The '50s colors were replaced with the single color of medium green. Again worth noting is that yellow and turquoise continued being produced and the original red was brought back into the line to run alongside medium green, albiet with depleted uranium in its formula. Collectors will enjoy mixing and matching this quartet of medium green, original red, yellow and turquoise into their Fiestaware tablescapes.

Homer Laughlin loved to create different sized versions of the same shape, and none is better enjoyed than the 30 ounce juice pitcher, which is a perfect miniature match to the famous disc water pitcher. The original fiestaware line didn't produce many colors in the speciality item; so collectors will be limited to yellow, red, gray and celedon green disc juice pitchers.