Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Underglaze Print Pattern 6065 Border Pattern: Virginia 6059 Date of plate: circa 1920s – 1930s   Notes: This rose pattern turns up frequently partnered with Carr's border patterns, such as this instance with the Virginia border in an uncharacteristic gray color – probably the 40B referred

Manufacturer: Shenango China Name of user: Bustanoby's Restaurants, New York City Distributor: L. Barth & Son Date of mug: circa 1913-17 Date of creamer: circa 1913-17   Notes: The Basque-born Bustanoby brothers, Andre, Jacques and Louis, opened the Cafe des Beaux-Arts, on 40th Street and 6th Avenue in 1902. It

Manufacturer: Wm. Guerin & Co. Name of user: Bustanoby's Restaurants, New York City Distributor: Gimbel Brothers Date of example: circa 1913-20   Notes: The Basque-born Bustanoby brothers, Andre, Jacques and Louis, opened the Cafe des Beaux-Arts, on 40th Street and 6th Avenue in 1902. It offered something besides food, which

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Name of user: Bustanoby's Restaurants, New York City Date of example: circa 1902 – 1920   Notes: The Basque-born Bustanoby brothers, Andre, Jacques and Louis, opened the Cafe des Beaux-Arts, on 40th Street and 6th Avenue in 1902. It offered something besides food, which was unheard of

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Underglaze Print Pattern 6036 Distributor: Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Co., Boston, MA. Date of mustard: circa 1930s   Notes: Underglaze Print Pattern: 6036 with Art Nouveau-styled swags & scrolls resembling acanthus leaves – the classical architectural motif. This pattern was found in Carr's 1934 catalog,

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Name of user: North Chicago Hospital – Chicago, Ill. Distributor: Restaurant China Co., St. Paul, Minn. Date of creamer: unknown   Per the Chicago Tribune, North Chicago Hospital was incorporated in 1906. It was founded as a private hospital by brothers Carl, Emil and Joseph Beck,

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern Name: Yosemite – Underglaze Print Pattern 6001 Date of creamer: 1946   Notes: This was a classic pattern made by several of the American commercial china manufacturers, in addition to Carr. White body creamer with a border around the top rim consisting of a small

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern Name: Washington – Underglaze Print Pattern 6004 Date of examples: circa 1920s – 1940s   Notes: This pattern is shown in green on white body and in brown on a Glo-Tan body. White body plate with an elaborate green border around the rim. The background

Manufacturer: Wellsville China Name of user: Porter House Restaurant, Long Island, N.Y. Date of plate: 1959-69   Located at 294 West Merrick Road and Central Avenue in Valley Stream, Long Island, Porter House Restaurant opened on May 23, 1946, according to the May 22 issue of Newsday, promoting the "charming