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Bowl, Soup

Object number2008.59.3

Manufacturer Mayer China

Date1956

OriginBeaver Falls, PA

MediumChina; paint

Credit LineGift of Eric Miller

DescriptionWhite china bowl, circular. Printed on flat, round edge: black line on rim, grey netting-design behind a brown tassel-design with crosses.Dimensions1.375 x 6.875 x 6.875 in. (3.5 x 17.5 x 17.5 cm)
MarksBlack stamp "256": Mayer China dated their china with a simple three-digit code. The first number represents the year quarter and the last two numbers represent the year.

Stamp Brown stamp: "MAYER / CHINA / BEAVER FALLS, PA. / MADE EXPRESSLY / FOR / THE WILLIAM PENN / -HOTEL- / PITTSBURGH, PA."
Historical NotesDinnerware bowl used at the William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The William Penn Hotel was built in 1916 and has maintained four-star quality in downtown Pittsburgh for over ninety years.

Related institution Hotel William Penn

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