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New listing! Take your pick of very hard to find Frankoma Pottery collector Christmas plates in mint condition, designed by Joniece Frank, daughter of John Frank (founder of Frankoma Pottery). 1 King of Kings from 1970. 2 O Come Let Us Adore Him from 1981. 3 The Wise Men Bring Gifts from 1983. Each plate has the impressed Frankoma mark on the back along with Jonice Frank's signature and the J.F. copyright for the year the plate was issued. Frankoma Pottery was founded by John Frank, born in Chicago on January 31, 1905. A university art teacher, he accepted a position at the University of Oklahoma's newly created Ceramic Art Department where he taught courses in ceramics from 1927 to 1936. Frank met Grace Lee Bowman on January 30, 1928, and they married the following September on the bride's twenty-third birthday. While Frank was still teaching, the couple purchased a small building in Norman, Oklahoma to house their new business, Frank Potteries, which later became Frankoma Potteries. John Frank passed away in 1973, and his youngest daughter Joniece took over operations. A fire hit the plant in September, 1983, but the Frankoma molds survived because of John Frank's foresight in arranging for storage of the molds in a fireproof room. The plant was quickly rebuilt and production restarted by July, 1984, and Frankoma continued production until December 31, 2004.

These Frankoma Joniece Frank designed Christmas plates measure approximately 8.0" in diameter, have holes for a wall hanger on the rear, and are in excellent condition, coming to you direct from a Portland, Oregon estate collection of vintage Frankoma pottery exclusive to Collectics.

1 $45.00

2 $35.00

3 $35.00