Product Description
- Pattern: Johnson Brothers Merry Christmas
- Pattern Description: Tree, Holly, Fireplace, Wreath, Candles
- Width: 4 1/8 Inches
- Manufacturing History: From 1958 To 1995
- Other serving and accessory pieces may be available in this pattern!
Johnson Brothers Merry Christmas is a versatile pattern that will work with a wide range of decors. Other serving and accessory pieces may be available, complete (or start) your pattern today! The Charles Street Works factory had already established a legacy for crafting fine dinnerware when three Johnson brothers acquired it via a bankruptcy sale in 1882. Grandsons of the Meakin dinnerware lineage, the brothers shared a heritage in the production of fine dinnerware. Building a reputation on basic whiteware known as "semi-porcelain," the company created a slip that had the delicate characteristics of fine china, but the durability of ironstone. Johnson Brothers continued its growth in the tableware industry into World War I. Afterwards the company was able to introduce wares that, when chipped, revealed an underlayer that was the same color as the outer glazed body. The Queen of England awarded the company the "Queen's Award to Industry" for their contributions to the tableware industry and to the English economy. Although they struggled during the Second World War, the company managed to survive this hardship with sporadic shipments of product to the United States. In 1968, Johnson Brothers joined the Wedgwood Group and they remain a leader in the tableware industry.
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