Luncheon or salad plate? white plate with transfer design of flowers and vines around edge; shield with flower at top center, with a ribbon reading, "HOTEL ASTOR," below

Plate from the Hotel Astor, New York City, c. 1905

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The heavier weight, customized crest, floral rim, and undecorated center of this plate are typical of restaurant services made in upstate New York. Hotel Astor stood between 44th and 45th Streets on Broadway in New York City, advertised as "Ten Stories of the Latest Luxury." A 1905 illustration in the New York Times celebrated the hotel's advanced kitchens, well-appointed dining rooms, and wine Vaults. At least one later version of this sunflower motif was designed for the hotel before it was demolished in 1967.

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Plate from the Hotel Astor, New York City
Artist Life
Buffalo New York, est. 1901
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Accession Number
2003.52
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Luncheon or salad plate? white plate with transfer design of flowers and vines around edge; shield with flower at top center, with a ribbon reading, "HOTEL ASTOR," below