Bud Vase - No longer in production to general retailers
Bud Vase – no longer in production to general retailers
Holds 4-3/4 oz – Measures 2-15/16″ diameter x 6-3/16″ height
Item Number: 0490
Backstamp Style: Incised – with or without an embossed “H” as described below.
Introduced 1986
Discontinued 2011 to all general retailers.
*HLC/FTC Exclusive – 2011 – Colors produced after 2011 were/are exclusive to HLC/FTC retail outlet stores and website.
Produced in the following colors – White, Black, Rose, Apricot, Cobalt Blue, Yellow, Turquoise, Periwinkle Blue, Sea Mist Green, Lilac, Persimmon, Chartreuse, Pearl Gray, Juniper, Cinnabar, Sunflower, Plum, Shamrock, Tangerine, Scarlet, Peacock, Heather, Evergreen, Ivory, Chocolate, Lemongrass, Paprika, Marigold, Flamingo, Lapis, Poppy, Slate, Sage, Claret, Daffodil, Mulberry, Meadow, Butterscotch, Twilight, Peony, Jade, Sky, Linen
It was NOT produced in the following colors – Sapphire, Foundry
- Juniper bud vases were sold exclusively through Elder-Beerman stores.
- Lilac bud vases were sold exclusively through China Specialties and Table Top Direct.
- Chartreuse bud vases were sold exclusively through the H.P. Johnson Co., to independent retailers.
*Flamingo, Lapis, Slate, Sage, Claret, Daffodil, Mulberry, Meadow, Butterscotch, Twilight, Peony, Jade and Sky were sold exclusively through HLC/FTC’s factory retail outlet stores and website.
- Sapphire bud vases are known to exist. One sold at Strawser Auctions in August 2014 for $450.00 , another in June 2021 for $2,200.00 + buyers premium and then another sold in November 2022 for $800.00 + buyers premium. (Photo courtesy of Strawser Auctions)
- The illustration to the left shows that the original production number for the bud vase was 0782. It was later changed to 0490.
- With the introduction of Pearl Gray (1999), to help with identifying Post 86 pieces from similar Vintage Fiesta® items, HLC added an embossed “H” as part of the backstamp to certain items.
- Colors released prior to Pearl Gray (1999) may or may not have the embossed “H” as part of the backstamp. (These would only be the colors that were in production at the time Pearl Gray was introduced.)
- In the illustration to the right, the Rose bud vase on the left was produced prior to Pearl Gray and does not have the embossed “H”. The Rose bud vase on the right was produced after the introduction of Pearl Gray and has the embossed “H”.
- Two Crystalline glazed bud vases, one blue and one brown were donated to the East Liverpool High School Alumni Association (ELHSAA) for their June 17, 2001 auction. According to the Certificate of Authenticity that was issued for each piece, these donated pieces were the “remaining pieces from the glaze experiments that were conducted in the Homer Laughlin laboratory in early 2001”.
- The illustration to the left shows a Blue Crystalline bud vase. This vase sold at Strawser Auctions in March 2018 for $1,100.00.
- The illustration to the right shows another unique experimental glazed bud vase.
- The illustration to the left shows a Vintage bud vase (left) a very early Post 86 bud vase (center) and current Post 86 bud vase (right).
- As you can see in the illustration, the Vintage bud vase (left) is a little taller than the Post 86 versions.
Vintage – measures 2-7/8″ diameter x 6-5/16″ height
- The below illustration shows the different backstamps for Vintage (two shown on the left) and Post 86 (two shown on the right) bud vases.
- The Vintage backstamp changed as shown.
- When Post 86 vases were reintroduced, the same backstamp was used as the second from the left vase.
- Then in 1999, the embossed “H” was added.
updated 1-2025 – Linen added (MC)