Archive 1
Mariposa
Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern Name: Mariposa Date of cup & saucer: 1947    
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Marion
Manufacturer: Mayer China Pattern Name: Marion Date of Bowl: circa 1912 – 1930s   Notes: This pattern is commonly associated with Horn & Hardart Automats. Unless it is specifically backstamped with the Horn & Hardart name, it cannot be assumed that it is anything more than an attractive stock pattern. Please
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Marilyn
Manufacturer: Mayer China Pattern: Marilyn Date of creamer: 1912s – 1930s  
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Marigold Gardens 2
Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: Marigold Gardens Date of match stand: 1924   Notes: Originally located at Grace and Broadway streets on Chicago's North Side, the Marigold Gardens consisted of an outdoor garden during the summer, and an indoor winter garden called the Marigold Room. In the late 1800s, the venue was
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Marigold Gardens
Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: Marigold Gardens Date of plate: 1923 (body impressed 19)   Notes: Originally located at Grace and Broadway streets on Chicago's North Side, the Marigold Gardens consisted of an outdoor garden during the summer, and an indoor winter garden called the Marigold Room. In the late 1800s, the
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Marigold
Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: The Marigold Pattern: Rouge Ware Date of plate: 1929 – early 1940s   Notes: Based on the menu/flyer above, there were two seasonal locations for The Marigold run by Proprietress Mrs. A. H. Baldwin: in the winter, the New Orleans, Louisiana venue was open; and in the summer,
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Maria's "300"
Manufacturer: McNicol China User: Maria's "300" Distributor: The J. M. Seney Co., Baltimore Date of cup & saucer: Circa 1950s-1970s   Notes: Maria Allori and her husband, Mario, opened Maria's "300" in 1934. The "300" came from its address at 300 Albemarle St., in the Little Italy section of Baltimore. The
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Marian
Manufacturer: Buffalo China Pattern Name: Marian Date of plate: 1925 Notes: White body, floral design with central red rose with various blooms and matching blooms around the verge.
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Bee Darling
Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Bee Darling Pattern: Stock pattern, #104 Date of sugar: pre-1946   Date: Based on the shape of the sugar and pattern found in Jim Strano's Jackson China book, we estimate that it is a pre-1946 piece. Pattern shape: Vienna, covered sugar. In spite of our best efforts, nothing
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