Russel Wright's American Modern was the best-selling dinnerware of the mid-century — soft, curving forms first produced in 1939 that put modern design on everyday American tables. Bauer Pottery reissues the line from Wright's original molds, glazing each piece by hand in Southern California in Bauer's own colors alongside Wright's classics.
The lidded sugar bowl is the creamer's companion: a squat, rounded body with a domed lid that nests into the rim. Beyond sugar it makes a good lidded dish for salt, honey or small sweets.