Manufacturers: Carr China Company and Jackson China
User: Waverly Hills Sanatorium
Pattern: Portland (Underglaze Print Pattern #6010)
Date of plate: Unknown

Shard found on the grounds of the Waverly Hills Sanatorium

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Notes: This is the Portland pattern on the plate's rim (Underglaze Print Pattern 6010) with the WHS logo in a marquise shape. With many thanks to Melanie Sinnock, museum curator for the Waverly Hills Historical Society, we can identify this topmarked plate as having been made for the Waverly Hills Sanatorium in southwestern Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky. She writes, in part, "We have found many pieces of this line on our property, and unfortunately most of them are broken and much worse for the wear." Above is her photo of one of the shards found on the grounds.

From the Wikipedia, the sanitarium "opened in 1910 as a two-story hospital to accommodate 40 to 50 tuberculosis patients. In the early 1900s, Jefferson County was ravaged by an outbreak of tuberculosis – known as the "White Plague" – which prompted the construction of a new hospital. The hospital closed in 1961, due to the antibiotic drug streptomycin that lowered the need for such a hospital. There were original plans to turn the abandoned hospital into a hotel, but that is no longer the case."

With the aim of one day restoring the sanitarium, the historical society runs historical and ghost tour and investigations of the property year 'round. At one time, it was known as one of the "most haunted places on earth," according to the sanatorium's website.

Sources:
Wikipedia
Waverly Hills Historical Society website

Contributors:
Shard photo – Melanie Sinnock
Content – Susan and Ed Phillips