White family · Vintage
Old Ivory
Retired1936–1951
Introduced at the annual Pottery and Glass Exhibit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in January 1936 - meet Old Ivory. One of the original colors of Fiesta drawn up by Frederick Hurten Rhead himself - Old Ivory would later be revived by the current Ivory in post-86 when Fiesta returned to the marketplace.
If you own Old Ivory, set the table with these
4 combinations, every one built only from colors Fiesta has actually produced. Each says which rule it follows, and which pieces you can still buy today.
Buy these to go with it
Old Ivory was retired in 1951, but these are all in production now -- the set you can actually finish buying.
A ground for bright colors
Old Ivory carries almost no hue of its own, which makes it the ground the rest of the table sits on. These are the boldest colors in the palette, spread right around the wheel -- the mix-and-match look Fiesta was designed for.
Anchored in neutrals
Old Ivory is close to neutral, so it works as the quiet ground under a louder color.
Nothing but neutrals
Every color here is a white, grey or black, stepped from lightest to darkest. No hue anywhere, so the shapes and the food do the work.
Production
Closest colors in the palette
Ranked by CIEDE2000 (ΔE) against Old Ivory. Under about ΔE 5 two colors are hard to tell apart side by side — useful when you are identifying an unmarked piece.
On the table alongside Old Ivory
9 colors were in production at the same time: