Manufacturer: Mayer China
Pattern: Aztec
Date of saucer: 1930s – 1961
Date of cup: 1961
Notes: Pattern that evokes the Southwest or Native American design of two black bands with four polygons and a diamond between them in black and rust or dark red or burnt orange. Shown below on both a tan body (Mayan Ware) and white body.
Source: Mayer China Book of Decorations No. 10.
For different patterns with similar names:
Aztec by Scammell China
Aztec 2 by Wallace China
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