1970s Iron Mountain "Roan" Stoneware Dinner Plates, Set of 4

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Offered is a set of 4 Iron Mountain Stoneware "Roan Mountain" mid-century modern pattern dinner plates crafted in Laurel Bloomery, … Read more Offered is a set of 4 Iron Mountain Stoneware "Roan Mountain" mid-century modern pattern dinner plates crafted in Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee, between 1965 and 1975.

"Iron Mountain Stoneware (IMS) opened in 1965 and operated in the community of Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee for 27 years, until it's closing in 1992. Nancy Patterson opened the factory in a partnership with Albert Mock and hired local community residents to be the employees in the manufacturing process. Ms. Patterson married Harold (Joe) Lamb during the early years of the company and he assisted her in creating a successful business using his experience as a ceramics machinery engineer. During the time the company was in operation, Nancy Patterson was joined in the artistic creations by her sister, Sally Patterson, and James (Jim) Kaneko, an art professor from the American River College. Nancy, Sally, and Jim produced many one-of-a-kind pieces by painting hand-built pieces with glazes of their own creation. The company was reportedly producing eleven different patterns of stoneware in 1975, but later in 1988, a factory seconds pricelist listed twenty-three different patterns, six of which were produced only every other year. The company ceased production and the contents of the operation were sold at auction in 1992."

The plates measure 11" in diameter, 1.5" high. See less