Chalkware is made of plaster or plaster of Paris. Sometimes called “poor man’s Staffordshire,” chalkware was developed in the mid-19th […] Skip to content. All Sections.

Chalkware is made from plaster of Paris or molded gypsum and is usually hollow. Your lamp dates from around 1925, and was probably made by the Martin Novelty Company of Los Angeles, California.

Some of Jayne Bopp’s collection of vintage chalkware busts was used as part of a Women’s History Month display at Leeward Community College’s library. » What initially sparked your ...

We tried to resist our newest obsession, vintage carnival chalkware, but we failed. It certainly didn't help that while we were out looking for end tables, we stumbled on a treasure trove of this ...

Peddlers were a common sight on the streets of East Coast American cities and towns during the 19th century. These peddlers sold plaster figurines painted in bright colors. These figures, called &#… ...