Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern Name: Etruscan Date range of photos: various Notes: According to the Syracuse archivist, this is not known to have been a stock pattern; rather, the customer picked the colors to be handpainted around the border. Handpainted teardrops, alternating around the Econo-Rim border, usually on a tan Adobe

Manufacturer: Royal Doulton, England User: Ethiopian Airlines Date of cup and saucer: 1946 – present Notes: Ethiopian Airlines was founded on December 30, 1945 by Emperor Haile Selassie with assistance from TWA. It began operations on April 8, 1946 with a weekly service between Addis Ababa and Cairo using five Douglas

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Essex House Date of platter: 1928 – 1930 Notes: Located at 160 Central Park West in New York City, this 42-story, 1286-room deco hotel opened its doors October 1931. The famous Essex House sign was built in 1942 and has not been lighted since 1945. The hotel

Manufacturer: John Maddock & Sons (England), Scammell China, Sterling China User/Pattern: Essex & Sussex Hotel Date: John Maddock & Sons, England, 1917; Scammell, 1928-30; Sterling, 1954 – 1970s Notes: Built in 1914 at a cost of $500,000, the Essex and Sussex Hotel located in Spring Lake Beach, New Jersey was designed

Manufacturer: Carr China Pattern: Esquire – Underglaze Print Pattern #6026 Distributor for sugarbowl: Mutual China Co., Indianapolis, Ind. Date: Unknown Notes: Also called Underglaze Print Pattern #6026, according to a 1934 catalog. Teal design of beaded swags and leaves. See also: Ideal pattern Plate photos contributed by reddygal Sugar bowl photo contributed

Manufacturer: Shenango China Pattern: Esquire Date of creamer: 1965 Notes: Pattern name found in 1970s catalog. Black and mustard geometric pattern accented with a branch of leaves on either side. ID contributed by dbstoneware Photo contributed by reddygal

Manufacturer: Grindley Hotelware Co. Ltd., England User: Esplanade Hotel, Inverloch, Australia Date of plate: 1935 Notes: The hotel is still in operation and serving meals (2020), though only sports a one-star rating with the caution of reviewers: Don't eat there.

Manufacturer: Carr China and Sterling China Pattern name: Erwin Date: Carr, circa 1940s – circa 1952; Sterling, unknown Notes: Erwin was a longtime stock pattern made by Carr China, and it is assumed that Sterling made this identical pattern with the same name after Carr went out of business in 1952.

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Erie Railroad Pattern name: Gould Date of tray: 1926 or earlier, based on L. Barth & Co. backstamp