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Plate, Dessert

Object number2016.77.32

Manufacturer Jackson China Incorporated

OriginFalls Creek, PA

MediumCeramic; Paint

Credit LineGift of Brenda Weber

DescriptionWhite ceramic dessert plate with an ornate red design around the top of the plate.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 6.875 × 0.875 in. (17.5 × 2.2 cm)
MarksText on the back states "McCLOUD'S / Restaurant Equipment / Established 1933 / WINDBER, PA. / JACKSON CHINA".
Historical NotesLarge collection of pieces made by the Jackson China Company. These were collected by the donor’s parents Marilyn and Wallace Weber. Marilyn’s mother had a Xenia patterned plate from Jackson China and Marilyn wanted to complete the set, this started a lifetime of collecting Jackson China. Collected to document a local industry and company. Jackson China was located in Falls Creek, PA and was started by Harry William Jackson after moving to Dubois, PA in 1914. He purchased the former Bohemian Art Pottery site (formerly Crystal Glass Company site) and formed Jackson China Company with Emanuel A. Fischel who had started Bohemian. Jackson was an English immigrant. Jackson was murdered by an employee in 1924 and Fischel ran the company until 1943. The pottery was most known for industrial restaurant ware, but also had several lines of fine china. We took in examples that cover a range of both time and styles produced by Jackson. We also took in some items that show competitors China, unfinished pieces with their finished counterparts and tools of the trade including brushes and stencils used in production. Jackson China closed in 1985.

Collector Marilyn Weber

Collector Wallace Weber

Related institution McCloud's Restaurant Equipment

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