Franciscan Desert Rose Round Dish w Lid 4.75" Trinket Box Stamped USA Flying F

This is a beautiful trinket box- lidded dish In excellent preowned condition. No chips or cracks. Manufacturer: Franciscan Ceramics (Gladding, McBean & Co. at the time of initial production). Location: Made in the U.S.A., likely in California. Pattern: The piece belongs to the popular Desert Rose pattern, one of the best-selling dinnerware patterns in history. Date Range: The "Flying F" backstamp dates the production of pieces in the Desert Rose patterns to between 1979 and 1984, although the general "USA Backstamp" for the pattern ran from 1941 to 1984.