Early 1900s–1910s
Experimental greens
Light and deep matte greens, sometimes with contrasting overspray or exposed clay across raised decoration. Early formulas can vary noticeably from piece to piece.
c. 1904 and early period
Blue on Blue
Layered blue glazes create depth and movement. The upper color helped anticipate the longer-lived Ming Blue family.
Early 1900s
Gold-Brown
Warm matte brown with natural tonal variation caused by application and firing.
Teens period
Plum
Deep purple to plum tones that can sit close to Mulberry. The boundary between collector names is not always sharp.
c. 1906 onward
Ming Blue / Ming Turquoise
The signature turquoise-to-blue matte family. Early examples often have layered color and visible variation; 1930s–40s pieces commonly darken at the top and fade toward the base; late-century examples are often more uniform.
1903–early 1940s
Mulberry
A changing family of maroon, purple, rose, blue, and green effects. Classic 1920s Mulberry can be especially dark and rich, while late-1920s examples may carry blue overspray.
1946–1968; later revivals
Persian Rose
Introduced in 1946. Earliest examples can be dark enough to be mistaken for Mulberry; the familiar rose tone stabilized later. It was discontinued in 1968 and subsequently revived.
Early 1900s–teens
Ivory and early whites
Early ivory can shade toward violet near the base. Teens-period white treatments often include colored overspray and more variation than later opaque whites.
1946 onward
Moonglo
An opaque white introduced in 1946 and later reformulated for better coverage over darker clay. Iceberg and Moonglo Mist are blue-accented 1980s relatives.
1950s–1960s; 1987–89 revival
Honey Gold
A glossy mid-century glaze connected with Van Briggle’s Dryden-era production, sometimes paired with white or green drips. The name returned briefly in the late 1980s.
1950s–1960s
Lake Trout Green
A glossy green from the same mid-century design chapter as Honey Gold, distinctly different from the classic matte greens.
1980s onward
Celadon and Cobalt Blue
Long-running gloss glazes: soft green Celadon and a deeper reflective blue that should not be confused with matte Ming Blue.
1982–1989
Desert Rose, Dusty Rose, and Jade
Shorter-lived late-century colors. Desert Rose and Dusty Rose overlap visually with Persian Rose; Jade can closely resemble Celadon.
1983–1988
Midnight, Iceberg, and Moonglo Mist
Short-run dark and blue-white treatments. Iceberg pools blue in recesses; Moonglo Mist places blue overspray on higher relief.
1999 onward
Lilac Blue
A modern blue-purple glaze introduced at the end of the twentieth century.
2000s onward
Plum, Aspen Sunrise, and Vintage Green
Modern glazes that deliberately reconnect with early Van Briggle color families: purple, warm sunrise tones, and historic-looking matte green.