Plate from the Hotel Astor, New York City, c. 1905
Buffalo China Co.expand_more
Earthenwareexpand_more
Gift of Janice Lea Lurie in honor of Christopher Monkhouseexpand_more 2003.52
Not on Viewexpand_more
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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- Title
- Plate from the Hotel Astor, New York City
- Artist Life
- Buffalo New York, est. 1901
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- Accession Number
- 2003.52
- Curator Approved
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