Of a Chic Chartreuse

In 1997, the Homer Laughlin China Co. (often known as HLC) decided to reintroduce a popular Fifties Fiesta color, chartreuse, into its line of dinnerware. The original Fifties chartreuse Fiesta was produced from 1951 to 1959. Brighter than the original, the new chartreuse ran from 1997 to 1999.

Many people for decades commonly referred to this china as chartreuse Fiestaware.

Since the color's official retirement in 1999, collectors have already been actively buying and selling it. Pieces in this color sell well above their original prices. Keep in mind when shopping that you could be looking at either vintage Fiesta or post-86.

Fiesta collectors and sellers will auction items from the Chartreuse post 1986 Fiesta line here, so check this page frequently. Look for the original on our Vintage Fiestaware page.