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Unusual covered casserole
Really nice, Clyde. Exceptional. What's so interesting about this piece is that it is a different design than in the Tropicana brochure. Do you have Carl Gibbs book on Metlox? In that brochure, the decoration is on the lid and the casserole bottom is undecorated. This is a much nicer variation, I think. An exceptional piece from an exceptional line.
Unusual covered casserole
I'm glad you like it Mike. Yes, I do have Carl Gibbs book on Metlox and also noticed that the casserole pictured in the Tropicana brochure is different. This casserole doesn't carry a Metlox stamp and for a brief time I wondered if it could be from another pottery but I think that's highly unlikely. I assume that in the pottery/dinnerware business, there were a lot of variations that didn't make it into the brochures (?).
Tropicana often carried a
Tropicana often carried a foil stamp. I don't recall for certain, but I don't think any of my pieces have a stamped backstamp.
I've not found a lot of variations, personally, from Metlox. But that clearly is what this seems to be. For example, I have a Navajo gravy where the decorated piece on one is the attached underplate and on the other it's the bowl. And the ladles varied according to the scheme, if I'm recalling correctly.
Variations have always interested me. When I collected stamps, as a kid, I noticed that one US Christmas stamp's chimney top had a whole bunch of different colors from one stamp to the next due to some kind of color shift in the printing process. I really got a kick out of finding different versions of that stamp.
So naturally, I am absolutely fascinated by this casserole. Which isn't exactly a common piece to find in any decoration. Great find!