Minneapolis Institute of Art

Plate from the Hotel Astor, New York City

Manufacturer: Buffalo China Co.

Date

c. 1905

Medium

Earthenware

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

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. United States, Americas

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