Sarreguemines
In 1876, after a long history of employing earthenware and stoneware clays to produce everything from sugar boxes to jardinières, Sarreguemines showed its first line of majolica at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. By then, the firm had grown from the original workforce of three to one of 3,000 and produced pieces with flamboyant colors and brilliant glazes. English and Renaissance styles predominated until the early 20th century, when Sarreguemines ware began to show the influence of the exuberant, organic style that originated in the town of Nancy. During the years leading up to World War I, the firm also made tiles decorated in the style of Kate Greenaway.
