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House Restaurant Plate

A white circular plate. On the wide plate rim is a blue, white, and red band with red logo of the Capitol East Front with a low round dome. The logo has a star perimeter and text reading, “House of Representatives United States.”/tiles/collection/4/48033.xml
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Detail of a red plate logo showing the East Front of the Capitol with a low round dome. The logo has a star perimeter and text reading, “House of Representatives United States.”/tiles/collection/8/8151.xml
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A white circular plate. On the wide plate rim is a blue, white, and red band with red logo of the Capitol East Front with a low round dome. The logo has a star perimeter and text reading, “House of Representatives United States.”
Detail of a red plate logo showing the East Front of the Capitol with a low round dome. The logo has a star perimeter and text reading, “House of Representatives United States.”
Plate reverse showing maker information
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Date

1921

Manufacturer

Shenango China, New Castle, PA

Dimensions

Diameter: 7 1/2 x 7/8 in. (19.1 x 2.2 cm)

Accession Number

2004.027.001

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The House Restaurant used this sturdy but attractive custom china in the 1920s. A medallion with an image of the Capitol with its original dome surrounded by a ring of stars, all printed in red, decorates the edge. Red and blue stripes ring the plate’s circumference. Shenango China, a Pennsylvania company that produced commercial tableware, made this plate for Dulin and Martin Co. of Washington, DC. The latter had recently designed a state service for President Woodrow Wilson, the first White House china made in the United States.

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