Manufacturers: Syracuse China User: The Homestead, Hot Springs, Va. Date of service plate: 1979   Notes: Now the massive Omni Homestead Resort (2022), the first building on the site – constructed in 1766 – was an 18-room log hotel on 300 acres west of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley that was called

Manufacturers: Syracuse China User: The Homestead, Hot Springs, Va. Pattern name: Casino Service Date ranges of plate found in this pattern: 1952, 1954, 1973, 1974   Notes: Now the massive Omni Homestead Resort (2022), the first building on the site – constructed in 1766 – was an 18-room log hotel

Manufacturer: Scammell China User:  Hotel Prichard – Huntington, West Virginia Date of candle holder: circa 1925 – 1954   Notes: The Hotel Prichard was built for businessman Frederick C. Prichard who planned to use the profits from the hotel to help support the Prichard School for orphans he was building

Manufacturer: Scammell China User:  Hotel Prichard – Huntington, West Virginia Distributor: Dean and Kite Company Date of platter: circa 1925 – 1954   Notes: The Hotel Prichard was built for businessman Frederick C. Prichard who planned to use the profits from the hotel to help support the Prichard School for

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: President Hotel – Atlantic City, New Jersey Distributor: Albert Pick & Company Date of examples: circa 1926 – 1954   Notes: The 12-story, 500-room President Hotel opened September 1926. This $5,000,000 hotel faced the boardwalk and occupied the entire block between Albany and Harford Avenues. The

Manufacturer: Carr China Name of border pattern: Athens – Underglaze Print Pattern 6011 Distributor: Fisher, Bruce & Co., Philadelphia Date of plate: Unknown   Notes: This Greek key-style border was seldom used by itself and frequently accompanied a topmark, such as this Fraternal Order of Eagles design. For more info:

Manufacturer: Carr China Pattern name: A La Mode Date of creamer: Unknown Notes: Nothing is known about this pattern and its unique backstamp, but it has the look of the designs produced for Carr by designer Paul Mattson in the 1930s. Contributor: Photos: Ed Phillips      

Manufacturer: Carr China Name of pattern: Aviation – Underglaze Print Pattern: 6062 Date of platter: Unknown   Notes: This is an extremely hard-to-find Carr border pattern, featuring cobalt blue airplanes and Quonset hut-style hangars against white china. Contributor: Photos: Ed Phillips      

Manufacturer: Iroquois User: Meadowbrook Dude Ranch Subsequent user/same pattern: Galloping Gale Dude Ranch Date of plate and bowl: 1940   Notes: Meadowbrook Dude Ranch was a 100-acre horse ranch located in North Creek, N.Y., north of Schenectady, in the 1940s (date based solely upon the 1940 backstamp of the china).

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Portland Hotel – Portland, Oregon Date of platter: circa 1890 -1920s   Notes: In 1882, Henry Villard, president of the Northern Pacific Railroad, commissioned New York architects McKim, Mead & White to design an upscale hotel for travelers arriving in Portland on Northern Pacific passenger trains.

Manufacturer: Haviland & Company – France User: Portland Hotel – Portland, Oregon Distributor: Burley & Company Date of handled bouillon cup: circa 1890 -1920s   Notes: In 1882, Henry Villard, president of the Northern Pacific Railroad, commissioned New York architects McKim, Mead & White to design an upscale hotel for

Manufacturer: Unknown German Pottery User: Portland Hotel – Portland, Oregon Distributor: Burley Company – Chicago Date of oyster bowl: circa 1898 -1920s   Notes: In 1882, Henry Villard, president of the Northern Pacific Railroad, commissioned New York architects McKim, Mead & White to design an upscale hotel for travelers arriving

Manufacturers: Maddock Pottery, John Maddock & Sons, and GDA Limoges User: Portland Hotel – Portland, Oregon Distributor for GDA: Burley & Company, Chicago Distributor for John Maddock & Sons: Prael Hegele & Company, Portland Date of examples: circa 1890 -1920s   Notes: In 1882, Henry Villard, president of the Northern

Manufacturer: William Guerin & Company – Limoges, France User: Portland Hotel – Portland, Oregon Distributor: Burley Company – Chicago Date of examples: circa 1890 -1920   Notes: In 1882, Henry Villard, president of the Northern Pacific Railroad, commissioned New York architects McKim, Mead & White to design an upscale hotel

Manufacturer: Unknown Pottery User: Portland Hotel – Portland, Oregon Date of platter: circa 1890 -1920s   Notes: In 1882, Henry Villard, president of the Northern Pacific Railroad, commissioned New York architects McKim, Mead & White to design an upscale hotel for travelers arriving in Portland on Northern Pacific passenger trains.

Manufacturers: Maddock Pottery and Scammell China User: Portland Hotel – Portland, Oregon Date of examples: circa 1890 -1930s   Notes: In 1882, Henry Villard, president of the Northern Pacific Railroad, commissioned New York architects McKim, Mead & White to design an upscale hotel for travelers arriving in Portland on Northern

Manufacturer: GDA Limoges – France User: Portland Hotel – Portland, Oregon Distributor: Burley Company – Chicago Date of examples: circa 1890 -1920   Notes: In 1882, Henry Villard, president of the Northern Pacific Railroad, commissioned New York architects McKim, Mead & White to design an upscale hotel for travelers arriving

Manufacturer: Tressemann & Vogt – France User: Portland Hotel – Portland, Oregon Distributor: Burley & Company Date of oyster bowl: circa 1890 -1907   Notes: In 1882, Henry Villard, president of the Northern Pacific Railroad, commissioned New York architects McKim, Mead & White to design an upscale hotel for travelers

Manufacturers: Scammell China and Sterling China User: Pocono Manor Inn – Pocono, Pennsylvania Date of examples: circa 1953 – 1960s   Notes: In 1901, a group of Philadelphia Quakers, more formally known as the Society of Friends, purchased land on Little Pocono Mountain for a summer retreat site. Construction began

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Pocono Manor Inn – Pocono, Pennsylvania Date of examples: circa 1929 – 1950s   Notes: In 1901, a group of Philadelphia Quakers, more formally known as the Society of Friends, purchased land on Little Pocono Mountain for a summer retreat site. Construction began on April 15,

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Plaza Hotel – San Antonio, Texas Date of plate: circa 1927 – 1954   Notes: The twelve-story Plaza Hotel, at 309 S St. Mary's Street in San Antonio,Texas, opened with a three-day celebration on January 26, 1927. In addition to the 250 original guest rooms there

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Plaza Hotel – San Antonio, Texas Date of service plate: circa 1927-1954   Notes: The twelve-story Plaza Hotel, at 309 S St. Mary's Street in San Antonio, Texas, opened with a three-day celebration on January 26, 1927. In addition to the 250 original guest rooms there

Manufacturers: Maddock Pottery and Syracuse China User: Hotel Plaza – Detroit, Michigan Date of examples: circa 1912 – 1924   Notes: The nine-story Hotel Plaza, on the corner of John R Street and Madison Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, opened around 1912. It is listed in the 1923 Hotel Red Book as

Manufacturers: Scammell China and Syracuse China User: Hotel Pierre – New York, New York Date of examples: circa 1940s – 1960s   Notes: The 45-story, 714-room Hotel Pierre, on the corner of 5th Avenue and East 61st Street in New York City, opened October 1, 1930.  It was built by

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Hotel Pierre – New York, New York Distributor: Myers Minott & Company Date of examples: circa 1930   Notes: The 45-story, 714-room Hotel Pierre, on the corner of 5th Avenue and E. 61st Street in New York City, opened October 1, 1930.  It was built by

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Paso Robles Hot Springs Hotel – San Francisco, California Distributor: Anglo American Crockery & Glassware Company Date of examples: circa 1900 – 1910   Notes: In November 1889, five stockholders formed the El Paso de Robles Hotel Company. The new hotel opened in October 1891 as

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Paramount Hotel – New York, New York Date of examples: circa 1928-1954   Notes: The 21-story Paramount Hotel, at 235 W. 46th Street in New York City, opened in 1928. It contained 700 rooms with private baths.  In addition to a dining room, an Art Deco-inspired

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Palace Hotel – Missoula, Montanna Distributor: Boutell Brothers Date of pin tray: circa 1911   Notes: The five-story hotel on the corner of Broadway and Ryman Streets in Missoula, Montanna opened in 1909 as the Savoy. By 1911, it had been renamed Palace. In 1941, an

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Pabst Grand Circle Hotel – Columbus Circle, New York City Distributor: J. B. Gibney Date of platter: circa 1903   Notes: The May 10,1901 New York Times carried an article about plans to build a combination theater, restaurant, & four-story hotel at 58th Street and 8th

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: India House Clubhouse – New York City Date of plate: 1969   Notes: India House, described in a Wikipedia article as "a private club for gentlemen involved in foreign commerce," is located at One Hanover Square in Manhattan. The club's website indicates that India House organization began