All Haviland Patterns on Sale through 7/23/2008
25% OFF!
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A La Corne |
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Albany |
| | Schleiger No: 107A, Haviland & Co. |
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Alize Platinum |
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Amaryllis |
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Annette |
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Apple Blossom |
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Arbor |
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Arcadia (Yellow/Pink/Purple Roses) |
| | NY |
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Arlington |
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Ashley |
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Autumn Leaf (Gold) |
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Autumn Leaf (Plain) |
| | Schleiger No: 60 |
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Bagatelle |
| | Haviland & Co., Louis XIV Shape |
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Bel Air |
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Belfort |
| | Schleiger No: 345, Theodore Haviland |
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Bergere (Blue/Gold Verge) |
| | Torse Shape |
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Berkeley |
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Birchmere |
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Cambridge (Green Tree) |
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Camellia |
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Cathay |
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Chambord (Older) |
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Chanson |
| | Schleiger No: 508 |
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Chantilly (Gold Trim) |
| | FR |
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Charm |
| | Schleiger No: 68 |
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Chateaudun |
| | Theodore Haviland |
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Chenonceaux (Cream Rim) |
| | Theodore Haviland |
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Chrysantheme |
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Clair de Lune (Arches) |
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Clair de Lune (No Arches) |
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Clinton |
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Clover Leaf |
| | Schleiger No: 98, Haviland & Co. |
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Como |
| | Schleiger No: 391, Haviland & Co. |
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Concorde (NY) |
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Dammouse |
| | Pattern No: 1506 |
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Davenport |
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Delaware (NY) |
| | Theodore Haviland |
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Dora |
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Dorset |
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Dumont |
| | Torse Shape |
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Embassy (Regents Park) |
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Enchantment (Birds) |
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Florence |
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Florentine Platinum |
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Fox Glove |
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Gainsborough (NY) |
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Garden Flower |
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Georgia |
| | Blank No: 300 |
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Glendale (Round) |
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Gloria (NY) |
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Golden Quail |
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Gotham (NY) |
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Gramercy |
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Greek Key (No Floral) |
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H807 |
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Hamilton |
| | NY |
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Helene |
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Ivory (Scalloped) |
| | Theodore Haviland |
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Jewel (Cream) |
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Juno |
| | Schleiger No: 729, Haviland & Co. |
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Kenmore |
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Ladore |
| | Torse Shape |
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Lancaster |
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Laserre |
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Leeds (White/Cream) |
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Louveciennes (1038) |
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Lucerne (FR) |
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Lucille |
| | Schleiger No: 323 |
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Lutetia |
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Madison (NY) |
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Maine |
| | Schleiger No: 715, Haviland & Co. |
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Margaux |
| | Torse Shape |
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Marie Louise |
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Marlborough (French) |
| | Schleiger No: 429A |
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Marseille (White) |
| | Schleiger No: 9 |
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Meurice |
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Michelle |
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Milford |
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Montmery (Birds) |
| | Theodore Haviland |
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Montmery (Forget Me Nots) |
| | Haviland & Co. |
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Mosaic (Blue) |
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Mt. Vernon (Regents Park) |
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Naomi |
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Narcissus |
| | Pattern No: 511 |
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Olympia |
| | Schleiger No: 746A, Haviland & Co. |
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Orange Blossom |
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Orsay (Plain) |
| | Torse Shape |
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Orsay (Platine) |
| | Pattern No: 1045 |
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Oxford |
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Paragon |
| | Schleiger No: 102 |
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Park Avenue |
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Pasadena |
| | Theodore Haviland |
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Pemberton |
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Pink Spray (FR) |
| | Theodore Haviland |
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Pink Spray (NY/Smooth) |
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Place Vendome |
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Plaisance |
| | Torse Shape |
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Plumes Gold |
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Plumes Platinum |
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Poppy |
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Prairie |
| | Torse Shape |
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Prelude |
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Princess, The |
| | Schleiger No: 57C |
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Provence (Blanc) |
| | Pattern No: 0002 |
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Rajah |
| | Theodore Haviland |
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Rani |
| | Theodore Haviland |
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Ranson (Gold) |
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Ranson (Plain) |
| | Schleiger No: 1, Haviland & Co. |
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Regents Park (Rose) |
| | Regents Park Shape |
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Renaissance (Birds/Urns of Fruit) |
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Rosalinde (FR/Gold) |
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Rosalinde (NY/Gold) |
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Rosanne |
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Sanford |
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Saybrook |
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Schleiger 1125 |
| | AKA SCHLEIGER 20B, Haviland & Co. |
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Schleiger 1205 |
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Schleiger 1241 |
| | Blank No: 1221, Theodore Haviland |
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Schleiger 1245 |
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Schleiger 144 |
| | Blank No: 131, Theodore Haviland |
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Schleiger 146 |
| | Gold Trim No: 130 |
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Schleiger 146A |
| | Blank No: 122 |
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Schleiger 146F |
| | Blank No: 122 |
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Schleiger 148C |
| | Blank No: 122, Theodore Haviland |
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Schleiger 149C |
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Schleiger 149F |
| | Blank No: 124 |
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Schleiger 152 |
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Schleiger 161C |
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Schleiger 221F |
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Schleiger 232C |
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Schleiger 278 |
| | Haviland & Co. |
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Schleiger 31A |
| | Blank No: 1 |
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Schleiger 340 |
| | Blank No: 304, Theodore Haviland |
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Schleiger 36D |
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Schleiger 538 |
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Schleiger 547 |
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Schleiger 57 |
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Schleiger 574 |
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Schleiger 57A |
| | Blank No: 1, Haviland & Co. |
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Schleiger 599 |
| | Blank No: 300/303, Theodore Haviland |
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Schleiger 607/2 |
| | Blank No: 301, Theodore Haviland |
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Schleiger 614A |
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Schleiger 614B |
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Schleiger 663E |
| | Blank No: 217 |
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Schleiger 72 |
| | Haviland & Co., Blank No: 5 |
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Schleiger 79A |
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Schleiger 8 |
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Schleiger 81A |
| | Blank No: 9, Haviland & Co. |
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Schleiger 86 |
| | Blank No: 9, Haviland & Co. |
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Schleiger 87D |
| | Blank No: 17 |
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Shalimar |
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Shelton |
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Sheraton (Gold Trim) |
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Silver Anniversary |
| | Schleiger No: 19, Haviland & Co. |
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Springtime (NY) |
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Star |
| | Schleiger No: 5 |
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Sylvia (White/Louis XIV) |
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Sylvia (White/Torse) |
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Symphonie (Gold) |
| | Pattern No: 0221 |
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Symphonie (Platine) |
| | Pattern No: 0224 |
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Symphonie (Platinum/Black) |
| | Pattern No: 0225 |
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Theatre des Saisons |
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Torse (White) |
| | Pattern No: 1299 |
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Touraine |
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Trellis |
| | Louis XIV Shape |
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Unspecified |
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Valmont, The |
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Varenne (NY) |
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Veronica |
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Versailles (Platinum) |
| | Louis XIV Shape |
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Vieux Paris (Blue) |
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Vieux Paris (Green) |
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Wilton |
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Windsor |
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Winfield |
| | NY |
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Yale |
| | Schleiger No: 103 |
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Yvonne |
| | NY |
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The history of Haviland & Company * is especially interesting because there is a surprising misconception about the origins of this French porcelain manufacturing company. It was founded by an AMERICAN not a Frenchman. David Haviland opened a china shop in New York City in the 1830s. The Havilands were well established American citizens, and had been for several generations.
An individual came into Haviland's store with a broken piece of porcelain in the hopes that the shop might have a suitable replacement piece. The broken piece had a durable hard finish and was translucent. It also had a whiteness that was very pure. Haviland had nothing like it in his inventory.
Intrigued by the broken sample, Mr. Haviland later traveled to France in search of the producer of the porcelain. In Limoges he discovered the factories that were producing the fine ware. He ordered some sets to be shipped to New York and returned home. Sales of the ware were disappointing, but Haviland still had confidence in the high quality French product.
In 1841, he actually packed his belongings and moved his family to Limoges to open a factory. Initially the Haviland factory only decorated plain whiteware that was produced by other porcelain works. Soon afterwards, the factory began making it's own ware and decorating it. Many early samples of Haviland were household utility items like pitchers and bowl sets. Haviland also manufactured institutional wares from bedpans to basins. Income from these lines helped to fund the fledgling dinnerware line that would later end up being Haviland's "bread and butter".
 The dining habits of the Victorian's led to the introduction of an enormous number of different piece types that Haviland happily produced and sold. Of course there were basic standard pieces that were manufactured like cups and saucers, plates, bowls and the normal array of serving pieces. However, during this period, wealth and status were displayed by highly specialized pieces of china, crystal and flatware for each particular food and drink.
There were Haviland porcelain pieces specifically made to use for ice cream, punch, eggs, iced tea, butter, oysters, fish, game, mustard, salt, relish, crackers, nuts, asparagus, strawberries, salad, and bones! Separate sets of pieces were made for breakfast, luncheon, dinner, dessert, tea, coffee and even hot chocolate. There were mugs, moustache cups, pot de cremes, trays, decanter bottles, baskets, compotes, covered bouillons, ladles, shot glasses and tea caddies.
 Haviland manufactured pieces for purposes other than those related to eating and drinking. Those included dressing table trays, lidded boxes, hair receivers, hatpin holders, vases, jardinieres, ornaments, cuspidors, humidors and even busts and sculptures.
American demand was great, and not relegated to only the upper class. Large basic sets of French Haviland were sold relatively inexpensively around the turn of the century in much the same way that Noritake sets made in Japan were sold after World War 2. Most middle class families could afford a set with the basic place and serving pieces.
 The Jewel Tea Company sold household products door to door and offered Haviland china as a premium for purchases made. In this way even very modest income families could obtain a set of Haviland one piece at a time over years.
It is easy to see how Haviland managed to continue to succeed through the first quarter of the twentieth century. There was truly a large national demand for a wide variety of porcelain wares. Following the First World War and the Great Depression, many social changes occurred and soon the extensive, specialized sets of dinnerware became impractical for most families.
 Haviland and Company still produces china today. The quality is still high and the patterns still have the distinctive, unmistakable Haviland look. However, the current patterns no longer have specialized pieces for such things as ice cream, oysters or hot chocolate.
Those days are long gone and there will probably never be that sort of specialized porcelain production again. Luckily there is a good amount of Haviland scholarship and documentation so that old patterns and piece types can be identified*. Plus, even more importantly, there are still plenty of reasonably priced examples of the fine old pieces to collect and enjoy.
Haviland & Company is the original Haviland porcelain factory located in Limoges France. There is also a Charles Field Haviland (France),
Theodore Haviland (France and America.), and Johann Haviland (Germany and Thailand).
See also the "Dish With David" discussion regarding Identification of Haviland China Patterns.
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