Plate
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 2020.023.01
- Place of Origin:
- Burslem, Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- circa 1902
- Description:
- Plate, vitreous porcelain. "MW" cypher in black printed on front, top. Black and green bands. Example of dinnerware created for use in the Mount Washington Hotel. "JOHN MADDOCK & SONS / ENGLAND" beneath crest stamped on reverse.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-0.9 Dia-7.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Made for and used in the Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods, NH. Made by John Maddock and Sons, Burslem, Staffordshire, England.
The Mount Washington Hotel, the greatest of the White Mountain resort hotels, opened to the public with celebration and fanfare on July 28, 1902. Designed by Charles Alling Gifford, the new luxury hotel presented a spectacular sight against the backdrop of the Presidential Range. Banners, flags, dinner china, and stationery created for the new hotel bore the "M.W." monogram. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Charles and Gloria Vogel
- Subjects:
- Hotels
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