Over the years Stangl created a vast number of different dinnerware patterns. In general Stangl's dinnerware lines can be sorted into three different periods:

The first period begins with the introduction of the first solid color dinnerware lines in 1924. This line "Fulper Fayence" was followed by a number of similar lines. In the early 1930s these lines were expanded greatly with the introduction of hand painted designs. This "early dinnerware" was produced on a solid white body. Though these dinnerware lines were popular (especially the #1388 and #2000 lines), similar items could be obtained from other potteries.

In 1942 Stangl made a radical move to be different, and tested a hand-carved, hand-painted pottery style based upon the pottery of the Pennsylvania Dutch. This pottery style involved taking a red body and covering it with a white englobe (a thin layer of a liquid white clay) that would then be allowed to partially dry. The thin white englobe would then be carved to allow the red body to show through. The piece would be fired to harden the clay, then painted, glazed, and refired. It was a time consuming, laborious process but also a very distinctive process. This hand-carved, hand-painted style of pottery would dominate Stangl's dinnerware lines up until the mid 1960's. At that time Stangl made a concerted effort to reduce the amount of carving being done. Many lines were introduced that required little carving (for instance the border only - Golden Blossom, Apple Delight) or required no carving at all (Orchard Song, Piecrust). The glory days of Stangl's hand-carved, hand-painted dinnerware lines were effectively ending. Limited amounts of the hand carved lines would continue to be made until 1974 when the red body was completely discontinued.

Beginning in the mid 1960's, Stangl started to introduce a number of new lines that departed from their traditional hand-carved style. These lines such as the Prestige line of "sculptured"  and "gold-decorated" dinnerware, spongeware type dinnerware (such as Mediterranean, Town & Country, etc.), the Casual line of dinnerware, the Stoneware line of dinnerware, and late molded dinnerware (such as Maizeware, Indian Summer, etc.) were generally easier to make. These lines were made until Stangl's closing in 1978.

(A quick note on how I have organized the photos. I have tried to seperate the patterns according to the major styles of the three periods listed above. Unfortunately however, whenever you try to categorize anything as complicated as Stangl pottery, exceptions are bound to exist. Therefore here are my "ground rules" for where I have listed the patterns.

1. All dinnerware lines made on the early dinnerware shapes are listed under the "Early Dinnerware" section. (The only exception is "Treasured" and the other gold dinnerware patterns that utilized the early patterns.  They are all listed under dinnerware.)
2. All of the dinnerware patterns that are similar in style to the original hand-carved, hand-painted dinnerware patterns (even if not carved) are listed under the "Dinnerware" section. (This includes "Orchard Song", "Piecrust", "Sunshine", "Morning Blue", "Bamboo", etc..)
3. All of the later dinnerware lines such as Prestige, Casual, Spongeware, Stoneware, and the late molded patterns are listed under the "Late Dinnerware" section.
4. Items made for distibutors and carrying the distributor's mark are listed under the "Made for Distributors" section regardless of their period.
5. Salad Sets. If a salad set was expanded into a full scale dinnerware line, it will be listed as a dinnerware pattern only and not as a salad set.
6. If it doesn't fit well anywhere else, look under "Dinnerware". (For instance, I have listed "White Grape" and "Hearts and Flowers" under dinnerware because they don't really fit well anywhere else.)

(Unfortunately I have yet to collect photos of all the different dinnerware patterns. Therefore you will see "holes" in my listings. If you have a photo of a pattern I'm missing, please e-mail it to me. Thanks.)

Dinnerware (Red Body, Hand Painted, Usually Carved, and Misc. Others)

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Late Dinnerware (Various Styles)

     Casual (Maple Whirl, Rustic, and Spun Gold)

     Prestige (Page1, Page 2, Page 3)

Salad Sets

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Made For Distributors

     Carbone

     Fisher-Bruce / Della Ware (Page 1, Page 2, Page 3)

     Lunning

     Tiffany