1969 Royal China Beam "Yellow Rose" Decanter-USA

A MemoryLaneVintiques shop favorite.....we love our rich Texas History of the yellow rose....and whiskey:)
Jim Beam, one of America’s oldest and most iconic bourbon brands, ventured into the decanter market in the mid-20th century. The first Jim Beam decanters were introduced in 1955 by the Beam Company and were produced in ceramic stoneware by Regal China until 1992. These decanters were initially designed not only for their aesthetic appeal but also for their functional purpose of storing bourbon. Their unique shapes and detailed designs quickly made them collector’s items.
Jim Beam Decanters are more than just containers for bourbon; they are a piece of American history and craftsmanship.
The Regal China Company was founded around 1930 by Herman Kravitz in Chicago. Herman immediately hired Catherine Miller as a decorator designer which would prove to be a wise decision. C. Miller designed several pottery designs that grabbed the attention of distiller James Beam. Beam started using Regal China as their bottle maker in 1955. In 1968 the company became a part of the James (Jim) Beam Distilling Company. Regal China and C. Miller created some of the most exciting and amazing designs for Beam's decanter campaign and had a long 62-year run but closed down in 1992.
MemoryLaneVintiques has been collecting ceramic stoneware decanters for years. We have accumulated some Beam decanters that have been made from the late 1960's to the early 1980's. Please enjoy!
Yellow roses are universally known as symbols of friendship, most people give them to each other for their birthdays or to celebrate the love between two good friends. Also a known symbol of pure joy and happiness. Yellow roses symbolize friendship, joy, and appreciation. Yellow roses have a rich history of positive attitudes and optimism.
The Yellow Rose most famous with it's affiliation to Texas Folklore and History with the State's ballad "The
Yellow Rose Of Texas".
The story of how the ballad came to be is widely debated among Texas Historians. But most agree that an English traveler and writer named William Bollaert was visiting Texas in the 1840's researching the Battle Of San Jacinto and how Texas won it's independence from Mexico years earlier. He visited Col. James Morgan of the Texian Army. Colonel Morgan told Bollaert in an interview that Santa Anna lost the battle because of a "mulatto" a racial classification that refers to people of mixed African and European ancestry. Morgan said that prior to the beginning of the battle on April 18, 1836, Emily D. West, a former slave of Colonel Morgan's, was helping to load a flatboat when Santa Anna's army arrived. Emily was an attractive mixed breed young woman and immediately caught the eye of the arriving Mexican General. Emily was then made a "personal servant" of Santa Anna. Emily was "accompanying" Santa Anna in his tent at 4:30 pm, April 21, 1836, when one of the Mexican Army officers cried out to the General "The enemy! They come! They come!" Emily detained Santa Anna long enough that order could not readily be restored, and General Sam Houston's Army charged screaming “Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! God and Texas!” The battle lasted only 18 minutes and was a resounding victory for the Texans. For her part, Emily applied for and received a passport to return home to New York in 1837.
Col. Morgan passed away in 1866 and is buried in Morgan's Point Cemetery on his plantation outside what is now Houston. His grave site is a Historical Marker, and legend has it that ever since his burial Yellow Roses have grown wildly around his plot.
Whether Col. Morgan purposely planted Emily in front of Santa Anna as a spy or if she was taken by the General by force is not known. But what is a Texas Fact is Col. Morgan and Emily sure got credit for the inspiration of the ballad.

The 1969 Yellow Roses Jim Beam Decanter
Weighs 2 lbs 1 oz
12" Tall
7.75" Wide
2" Across/Deep
Excellent Condition-Please see photos
Empty (no original box)

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