Manufacturer: Unknown User: Jefferson Hotel – Richmond, Va. Date of compote: Unknown   Notes: The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Va. opened in 1895. It was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by Carrere & Hastings and built by Major Lewis Ginter, a wealthy tobacconist who had been the first successful maker of

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Jefferson Hotel – Richmond, Va. Date of plate: 1929   Notes: The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Va. opened in 1895. It was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by Carrere & Hastings and built by Major Lewis Ginter, a wealthy tobacconist who had been the first successful maker

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: Jefferson Hotel – Richmond, Va. Date of service plate: 1912   Notes: The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Va. opened in 1895. It was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by Carrere & Hastings and built by Major Lewis Ginter, a wealthy tobacconist who had been the first successful maker

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Jefferson Hotel – Peoria, IL Rim Pattern: Thebes Date of plate: 1912   Notes: Located at 235 S. Jefferson Avenue in Peoria, Ill., this 225-room hotel opened to the public in February 1912, and two additional floors were added in 1914, increasing the total number of rooms to

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern: JaXon Specials Sample Plate Holder Date of plate holder: 1917 – 1930s Notes: This advertising plate holder promoted Jackson China's early JaXon line, about which little is known. Aside from a few existing catalogues, it is the only known artifact that directly ties JaXon to Jackson China.

Manufacturer: Richard Ginori User: Jason No. 1 Date of cup and saucer: circa 1980s   Notes: In operation since 1973, the Jason restaurant of Neochori, Rhodos is located near the Grand Hotel Rhodes at the eastern tip of the Greek Islands, bordering Turkey in the Mediterranean. White body with blue overglaze decoration.

Manufacturer: Noritake User: Japan Airlines Corporation (JAL) Date of plate: 1966   Notes: Japan Air Lines Co., Ltd. was established in August 1951, with the government of Japan recognizing the need for a reliable air transportation system to help Japan grow in the aftermath of World War II. JAL is the

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Jamieson Drug Co. Pattern name: Melforte, underglazed pattern #48371 Date of plate: Circa 1931 Notes: Jamieson Drug Co. operated stores in a number of locations around Seattle, Wash. In the 1920s, for example, the company operated a store in the Columbia Hotel at 4900 Ranier Ave., and in

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Hotel Jamestown Rim Pattern: Encanto Date of candlestick: 1928   Notes: Located at 106 West 3rd Street in Jamestown, N.Y., this hotel was originally owned and operated by the citizens of Jamestown. The 10-story, 300-room hotel opened in 1923 and was known as "The distinctive hotel of the