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CARNIVAL CHALK WARE

By Larry LeMasters

LeMasters’ Antique News Service
Most Baby Boomers still molded plaster of Paris or carved of the 20th century, during representing kitschy
remember chalk ware, but if you gypsum. Most are then painted using the Great Depression, and images of exotic travel,
were born after 1970, unless you are oil paints or watercolors during the ‘mid-century cartoonish characters, and
a serious chalk ware collector, you In America, chalk ware has been modern’ era as decorative potty humor. Chalk ware pig
probably have never heard of this considered an important art form lamps, figurines and wall banks were especially popular
popular American term. Chalk wares during three separate periods: from decor from the 1940s-‘60s. as carnival giveaway pieces.
are figurines made, most often, from the late 18th century to the beginning In the 1800s, chalk ware These pieces were given
was considered a serious away at carnivals throughout
decorative art form. the United States as
FANNING SPRINGS During this time boardwalk game
chalk ware was prizes during the
“explore the difference” used to create less 1930s’-1950s.
Point of View expensive English
Point of View
Staffordshire pottery

Antiques pieces, making chalk ware a ↑ Carnival chalk ware
Antiques
“poor man’s” ceramic. Chalk
American Indian chief that
ware figurines, such as Staffordshire is valued at $225.
17452 US Hwy 19 N dog figurines, were especially Popeye the Sailor Man
carnival chalkware
Fanning Springs www.PointofViewGifts.com popular during the late Victorian-era. figurine, circa 1940,
These early chalk ware pieces were
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collectibles, wood carvings, jewelry, gifts and more Depression era chalk ware tend
–DEALER SPACE AVAILABLE– to be carnival chalk ware pieces,
33 which were jocular in appearance, Carnival Chalk
Ware game
prizes were
WILLISTON - REDDICK replaced by stuffed
animals around
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th
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MCM chalk ware was used as
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25 years, making this art form one of
OCALA - BELLEVIEW - INVERNESS the seriously collectible art forms of
the mid-20th century.
MCM chalk ware lamps,
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