Dinner Plates

MakerMade by Sterling China Company (American, 1917 to present)

Original OwnerOriginally owned by The Heublein Hotel (American)

DateJuly - September 1958

MediumMechanically-molded vitrified china with red inlay and overglaze gilding

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter of each plate): 10 5/8in. (27cm)

ClassificationsCeramics

Credit LineGift of Vernon Enloe

Object number2003.211.1-.2

DescriptionTwo round, white, vitrified china dinner plates, each with a band of red inlay running around the rim of each plate. The band is about a quarter-inch wide and sits about a quarter-inch in from the edge of the rim. The stripe is not continuous, as it is interrupted for about 1 3/8 inch, with a gilded design. The gilded design shows a sphinx with one paw on a sheild with the letter "H". A crown floats above the shield. Below the sphinx, shield, and crown, a banner reads "THE HEUBLEIN". There are minimal light scratches in the center of both plates.

NotesSubject Note: The Heublein Hotel was most likely demolished around the 1960s, shortly after these dinner plates were purchased. Their brief period of use explains their nearly pristine condition. (Hunt 9/16/2004)

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