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City Hotel, New York

Pattern Category: Heraldic and Commemorative

Series: Medallion Portrait

Object Type: Dinner and Dessert Wares

Dimensions:

  • Diameter: 8.5 inches

Considered Rare

Description:

This plate has the two portraits of George Washington and La Fayette ("Welcome La Fayette, The Nation's Guest").  While it has the Ralph Stevenson and Williams Acorn and Oak Leaves border, we are listing this under the Medallion Portrait Series.  The two portrait plates also have an inserted vignette of the Erie Canal, here, Entrance of the Canal into the Hudson at Albany.  See the non portrait view of City Hotel, New York for more information about the hotel.