Stoneware by Montgomery Ward – Fiesta – Japan: 76,700 ppm Lead + 12,400 ppm Cadmium + 5,892 ppm Arsenic.
#1) Black backmark on dish:
- Lead (Pb): 12,300 +/- 600 ppm
- Cadmium (Cd): 91 +/- 52 ppm
- Arsenic (As): 1,605 +/- 279 ppm
- Barium (Ba): 2,765 +/- 499 ppm
- Chromium (Cr): 2,123 +/- 96 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 783 +/- 91 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 15,600 +/- 700 ppm
- Nickel (Ni): 159 +/- 55 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 3,222 +/- 280 ppm
- Chlorine (Cl): 5,623 +/- 831 ppm
#2) Stoneware background of dish:
- Barium (Ba): 3,260 +/- 371 ppm
- Chromium (Cr): 239 +/- 25 ppm
- Selenium (Se): 179 +/- 45 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 659 +/- 58 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 16,600 +/- 500 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 731 +/- 97 ppm
- Bismuth (Bi): 81 +/- 27 ppm
#3) Focus on yellow flower on food surface:
- Lead (Pb): 76,700 +/- 4,400 ppm
- Cadmium (Cd): 12,400 +/- 700 ppm
- Arsenic (As): 5,892 +/- 701 ppm
- Barium (Ba): 3,910 +/- 655 ppm
- Chromium (Cr): 103 +/- 67 ppm
- Selenium (Se): 577 +/- 109 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 1,416 +/- 148 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 12,000 +/- 700 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 338 +/- 171 ppm
- Chlorine (Cl): 13,800 +/- 2,100 ppm
#4) Focus on red center of flower on food surface:
- Lead (Pb): 54,900 +/- 2,600 ppm
- Cadmium (Cd): 5,910 +/- 298 ppm
- Arsenic (As): 4,468 +/- 479 ppm
- Barium (Ba): 3,389 +/- 480 ppm
- Chromium (Cr): 248 +/- 39 ppm
- Selenium (Se): 1,796 +/- 127 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 935 +/- 97 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 11,000 +/- 500 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 830 +/- 157 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 109 +/- 69 ppm
- Chlorine (Cl): 12,700 +/- 1,300 ppm
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What a shame. Those are so beautiful.
Thank you for putting this information out there. I saw a post on facebook yesterday about your website. When I checked this list of dinnerware contaminated with lead, I realized that I eat on this stuff everyday. I am buying new stuff on Saturday. This could actually explain a lot of health issues.
Please do consider getting tested (blood, hair or urine – ask your doctor) to help you evaluate potential exposure. Here’s a couple of articles you may want to read before you get tested – but if you can get tested this week I would recommend that (given the half-life of lead in blood – link below):
1. https://tamararubin.com/2020/05/i-heard-that-urine-and-hair-tests-for-heavy-metals-including-lead-were-not-real-or-useful-test-results-why-is-this/
2. https://tamararubin.com/2019/02/blood-lead-testing-please-get-everyone-in-the-family-tested-since-you-have-been-living-in-a-house-with-high-lead-paint/
3. https://tamararubin.com/2021/07/how-quickly-after-exposure-is-lead-detectable-in-my-childs-blood-what-is-the-half-life-of-lead-in-blood-how-long-does-lead-stay-in-the-body/
4. https://tamararubin.com/2017/01/what-is-the-impact-of-lead-poisoning-in-adults-including-college-age-students/
5. https://tamararubin.com/2021/06/but-is-this-dish-or-toy-or-lamp-or-vitamin-or-piece-of-jewelry-or-tibetan-brass-singing-bowl-actually-going-to-poison-me-and-how-would-that-happen-exactly/