The Haviland china story began over 150 years ago with David and Daniel Haviland; two brothers who owned a china importing business in New York City. When a customer came in trying to find a replacement for a cup she had broken, David Haviland became so intrigued that he traveled to the Limoges area of France to find where it had been manufactured.

 Many reference books list the various backmarks used on Haviland china and help to identify the time period of manufacture, as well as telling by which branch of the family it was made .

 Because of the great variations and decorations used on Haviland china, it has been difficult for any single author to do a comprehensive identification book. Nevertheless, Arlene Schleiger, in the early 1950's, began the job of cataloguing some of the Haviland patterns. She wrote five pattern books, with 200 patterns and variations in each book , before her death in April 1983. A 6th book of patterns, and a 7th book of plate shapes (blanks), gold treatments, and cup shapes, was published by her son and daughter-in-law in the 1990's.

 Several other books have been published on the subject, including books by Mary Frank Gaston, Gertrude Jacobson, and others. By some counts there are between 20,000 and 60,000 different patterns depending on the plate shape, pattern design, color, and gold application. Many books only deal with French Haviland, but there are hundreds of American Haviland patterns, as well as Johann Haviland (Bavaria), and even Haviland stoneware marked "Made in Japan".

 We don't know everything about Haviland china but we are willing to learn. The pictures of our Haviland china are hopefully shown at their best.

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Rosalinde by Theodore Haviland (NewYork)	Charles Field Haviland (France)
Chocolate Pot and Demitasse cups (Schleiger #1125) Haviland & Co. (France)	Shalimar Haviland & Co.- France
Concorde Theodore Haviland - New York	Autumn Leaf Haviland & Co. - France

Theodore Haviland - New York -"Fox Glove"

Theodore Haviland - New York - "Clinton".

Haviland & Co. - Limoges

Albany-#107A  # 963  Bergere  # 16  Silver Anniversary-#19  # 29  Autumn Leaf-#60  # 262  Monaco-#295  # 677 (prob)  Cosica-#922A  # 436  Gentiane  # 459  Old Blackberry-#1154  # 734  Shalimar  # 101A  Paisley-#1185  # 101  Ranson-#1  # 791A  Plaza-#734  # 283  Prarie  # 45  Veiux Paris  # 1125  Louveciennes  # 939

Meadow Visitors-#1155  # 510D  Montrose-#692  # 510A  Mignonette  # 998  Vermont  # 752  Valmont-#540  # 290  Notre Dame-#770  # 576  The Countess-#69  # 535A  Montmery  # 757  Egalatine  # 294  Bagaille  # 796A  Chantilly-#940  # 83A  Moss Rose  # 57A  Juno-#729  # 915  The Saint George-#276A  # 795  Florence  # 79

If you have any questions you may email us, write us by postal mail (enclose a SASE), or call us at (901) 274-6868, however we do not accept collect calls or return long distance calls, and we can be reached best after 5:00 PM central time. 

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