(4) Frank Lloyd Wright design, prototype plates by Heath Ceramics (1986-1988)
Description: (4) ceramic prototype plates, feature Frank Lloyd Wright designs, (3) marked "HEATH..." and dated on bottom/(1) unmarked.
Dimensions: (1) 11 inch diameter, (2) 10 1/2 inch diameter, (1) 8 1/4 inch diameter.
Provenance: Edith Heath Estate (1911-2005 - origin), design historian Steve Cabella (2014-2018 - Heath estate liquidator, collector and owner of the Modern I Shop, San Anselmo, CA), purchase by dC&A collection (07/30/2018 - see receipt description and 'S.C.' initials/signature of former owner).
Note: These are prototypes for the Frank Lloyd Wright, Marin Civic Center commemorative design project, only made it to pre-production phase. The Frank Lloyd Wright commemorative plate by Heath Ceramics, in association with the exhibition Frank Lloyd Wright: In the Realm of Ideas (Museum of History, Smithsonian 1988-1990), was on exhibit at the Wright-designed Marin Civic Center. See image # 8, & 9, architecture of structures illustrated.
Biography: The defining influence of Edith Heath on 20th century American design, by creating distinctive ceramic dinnerware and architectural times that were commercially unavailable at the time, captured the attention of Frank Lloyd Wright, who specified Heath dinnerware for some of his projects (Edith Heath -- renowned ceramicist, Marsha Ginsburg, SF Chronicle, Jan. 1, 2006).
Condition: Fine; no chips or cracks. Characteristic of prototypes, the art design highlights are uneven in areas (e.g. see image # 3, appear as some areas of loss in linear pattern).