Manufacturer: Scammell China and Syracuse China
User: Drake Hotel
Date of Scammell plate: 1923 – 1927
Date of Syracuse bowl: 1940

Scammell grouping of plates

Syracuse China bowl

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The Drake consistently has been rated one of the best hotels in the United States, appearing on several Top 10 lists. The brothers John and Tracy Drake, who developed this hotel, had earlier developed The Blackstone. In contrast to the old hotel's name, they named their development firm the "Whitestone Hotel Company." At one point it was a Kirkeby Hotel.

The design by both manufacturers consists of formal baskets of fruit and greenery arranged around the ware's rim and interrupting a broad green band. The band on Scammell's version seems a deeper green than Syracuse's. The design is found in a binder of Syracuse underglaze patterns (shown above).

Contributors:
Larry Paul
Syracuse photos: Mark Taylor

For more info:
Drake Hotel 2, Drake Hotel 3, and Cape Cod Room by Syracuse China
Drake Hotel – Oak Brook 2
Drake Hotel – Oak Brook by Shenango China
Kirkeby Hotels by Syracuse China