Watercolors

Watercolors - Photo Courtesy of Cindy Hawthorne - Post 86 Reference Guide

Fiesta® Watercolors Series – Pattern No. (researching)

  • This pattern was introduced between late 2000 and early 2001.
  • It was produced on White Fiesta® & was an exclusive to Bloomingdale’s.
  • The series consisted of 4 luncheon plates (0465), the ring handle mug (0453) and the round serving tray (0468), each with their own design.
  • The serving tray and mug’s decal was a combination of each of the four luncheon plate’s designs showcasing, grapes, olives, persimmons and artichokes (a/k/a as the garden).
  • Some collectors call the olives – plums.
  • All pieces have cobalt on the rim.
Watercolors - Photo Courtesy of Denyse Wentland - Post 86 Reference Guide
  • Illustrated to the left is the  back stamp for this series.
  • Notice the date code of OOC.
  • OO represents the year (2000) and the A represents which quarter of the year (first quarter).
  • The illustration to the right is an ad from a Bloomingdale’s catalog.  
Bloomingdale's Ad for Watercolors - Post 86 Reference Guide
Watercolors - Photo Courtesy of Denyse Wentland - Post 86 Reference Guide

Fun Facts –

  • HLC designed another version of the serving tray as illustrated to the left.
  • However, Bloomingdale’s decided to go with the decoration in the center of the tray instead of this version.
Watercolors - Photo Courtesy of Denyse Wentland - Post 86 Reference Guide
  • Additional designs were considered for this series but where never put into production, as shown on either side.
Watercolors - Photo Courtesy of Denyse Wentland - Post 86 Reference Guide
Watercolors H Sticker - Photo Courtesy of Denyse Wentland - Post 86 Reference Guide
Watercolors - Photo Courtesy of Ken Clardy - Post 86 Reference Guide
  • Another version of this series was presented to another retailer as an exclusive.
  • It was going to be called “Seasons of Fiesta® 2000” showcasing floral designs.
  • It was sampled on ring handle mugs (0453), luncheon plates (0465) and round serving trays (0468).
  • It looks like this pattern was sampled using different colors around the rim of the pieces as shown
    in the below pictures.
  • None of these sampled pieces were put into production.
  • Orange rimmed luncheons.
Watercolors - Seasons of Fiesta - Post 86 Reference Guide
  • Juniper rimmed pieces as illustrated to either side.
Watercolors - Seasons of Fiesta - Juniper Rim - Photo Courtesy of Robin Moore - Post 86 Reference Guide
Watercolors - Seasons of Fiesta - Post 86 Reference Guide
  • Plum rimmed pieces as illustrated to either side and below.
Watercolors - Plum Rim Mug - Post 86 Reference Guide
Watercolors - Seasons of Fiesta - Post 86 Reference Guide
Seasons of Fiesta H Sticker - Post 86 Reference Guide
  • Thank you to Cindy Hawthorne, Robin Moore, Denyse Wentland and Ken Clardy for the use of their photos.
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