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Plate, Dessert

Object number2008.59.2

Manufacturer Mayer China

Date1956

OriginBeaver Falls, PA

MediumChina; paint

Credit LineGift of Eric Miller

DescriptionWhite china dish, circular. Printed on flat, round edge: black line on rim, grey netting-design behind a brown tassel-design with crosses.Dimensions0.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 in. (1.3 x 14 x 14 cm)
MarksBlack stamp "156": 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 NotesDessert plate 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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