These vintage Mid-Century Modern Franciscan Desert Rose dinner plates were made in California in the 1940s. The four-piece set features round 10.5-inch plates with scalloped edges and a hand-painted Desert Rose pattern in cream and pink colors.

This Cottage Core style dinnerware set is perfect for dinner parties and all occasions, adding a touch of elegance with its glossy finish and decorative design. The earthenware plates are part of the original Desert Rose product line by Franciscan, showcasing a floral and desert theme from the mid-20th century.

Desert Rose china became popular for its unique design. The bright pink and green hues of the pattern gave it a vintage charm that was unlike any other dinnerware patterns in circulation at the time.

Franciscan’s pattern got a significant boost in popularity thanks to widescale advertising campaigns throughout the 1940s and 1950s that featured Hollywood celebrities such as Joan Crawford, Greer Garson and Dorothy Lamour. In 1964, the sixty millionth piece was produced and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy chose Franciscan Desert Rose for use in the White House.

Vintage preowned condition with no visible flaws or damage as shown. See all photos!

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