Manufacturer: Mayer China
Customer: Berney's Restaurant, Bar & Cocktail Lounge, Jacksonville, Florida
Pattern name: Chesterfield
Dates: cup – 1953; plate – 1930s-early 1940s

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Notes: From Sandy Strickland's column Call Box on Jacksonville.com:
"Bernard Berney was a walking logo for his restaurant. He was the 'Man in Green.' And his was the restaurant in green — from ceiling to floor.

"It was so green, in fact, that it was featured in Robert Ripley's "Believe It or Not" column that appeared in a host of newspapers."
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"He wore a green diamond on the pinky of his left hand and green suits tailored in New York. Those suits were accessorized with green hats, green ties, green shirts and green shoes. He drove a green car with a green license plate."
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"His little Boston bull terrier, Peggy, was his constant companion. She also was dressed in green and carried on a green leash. When not at his side, Peggy stayed in a green custom-built doghouse in the restaurant office."
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"Step inside Berney's restaurant and you felt transported to the Emerald Isle. There were shamrocks on the ceiling, green upholstered booths, green stools, green walls, green-tiled floors, green menus, green napkins, green tablecloths and green waitress uniforms."
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"Peggy's image was on the china and glassware. She was even memorialized in mosaic tile at the restaurant's entrance."
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"Despite his affinity for Ireland, Berney was not Irish. He was born in 1893 in Shargorod, Russia. In 1905, his parents sent him to the United States via steerage to live with his brothers in Selma, Ala.

"Berney spent 18 months with the Army Medical Corps in France during World War I. After moving to Jacksonville, Berney and Gus Seligman opened the restaurant on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1927. He bought Seligman out in 1932 and was an ever-present sight at the restaurant. That meant six days a week from opening until 11 p.m. closing."
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"In 1962, his doctor insisted he retire after he had a heart attack and he sold the restaurant, the Times-Union reported. Without Berney, the atmosphere wasn't the same and the restaurant closed in 1967, the year Berney died at age 84. Meanwhile, the restaurant became The Press Club and then The Ice Man before closing for good."

It is not known when Peggy died, or at what age.

The china has Mayer's Chesterfield pattern in green on the rim, intersected with the words "Dine with 'THE MAN IN GREEN.'" In the well is the image of a smiling man in suit and fedora dressed in green, and to his left a seated Boston Terrier dog, Peggy.

Sources:
Jacksonville.com – Call Box: Remembering The Man in Green and downtown's Berney's restaurant
JaxPublicLibrary
Digital Commons University of North Florida

Contributor:
ID: Roland Burritt