This mug was not sold to the general public. It was given to Dillard’s employee’s who attended a seminar to learn about Fiesta® products.
This pattern was applied to Scarlet Fiesta® and can be found in the following shape: mug (0453)
Colors in this pattern are: Black
This mug is highly sought after in the collecting world.
Thank you to Kay Ashcroft for the use of her photo and help on this piece.
This pattern was applied to Ivory Fiesta® and can be found in the following shape: java mug (0570)
Colors in the pattern are: Scarlet
This mug was originally designed as a give away for Macy’s executives that visited the HLC factory.
HLC had more mugs made to use as a give away to Dillard’s employee’s after their training seminar on Fiesta® products.
The factory later sold off the extra Ivory mugs on their sister site USA Dinnerware.
The illustration to the right shows the certificate the employees received along with the mug after the seminar.
Thank you to Kay Ashcroft for the use of her photo
Fun Fact – Derek Green was gifted this java mug (illustrated to the left) by Judi Noble (HLC Art Director) when he joined the HLCCA board and was elected VP.
Thank you Derek for the information and use of your photo.