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Introduced in 1953, Cavalier Eggshell was the last of the eggshell weight lines of dinnerware made by the Homer Laughlin China Company.
One of the first Cavalier entries in the modeling log occurs on November 26, 1951: CUP FOR FLAT RIM EGGSHELL SHAPE. For the rest of the year and for all of 1952, the Cavalier shape was developed. It was designed with formal lines and curves with elegant handles and finials. The formal look of the hollowware was enhanced with pronounced feet.
Cavalier had several pickup pieces. The shakers and demitasse cup body are from Jubilee. Records indicate a special demitasse handle for the Jubilee body was made on November 4, 1952. The soup/cereal bowl, or chowder bowl, is from Charm House and has the distinctive mushroom shape.
Unlike other lines created in the 1950s, Cavalier was never made in solid colors.
It became a great seller almost immediately. It was a favorite with distributor Cunningham and Pickett of Alliance, Ohio. They would often order lines of Cavalier hollowware mixed with Rhythm flatware resulting in more casual lines.
Cavalier flatware was also made in a regular body and mixed with several hollowware shapes from the 1960s to the mid-1980s including Bristol, Provincial, Brittany, and International.
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