Taylor, Smith & Taylor Company "Lu-Ray Pastels" Starter Dish Set, 1953

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Service (Set)

Date Made

1953

Creator Notes

Manufactured by Taylor, Smith and Taylor Company in Chester, West Virginia; sold by Gimbel Brothers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.2.120

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles H. Brown and Patrick Pehoski.

Material

Ceramic (Material)
Cardboard

Color

Light green
Light pink
Light blue
Light yellow

Dimensions

Height: 1 in (Plates)
Diameter: 9 in (Plates)
Height: 0.75 in (Salad plates)
Diameter: 6.25 in (Salad plates)
Height: 2.625 in (Cups)
Width: 4.25 in (Cups)
Length: 3.813 in (Cups)
Height: 1 in (Saucers)
Diameter: 6 in (Saucers)
Height: 6.5 in (Packaging)
Width: 10.375 in (Packaging)
Length: 10.25 in (Packaging)

Inscriptions

on bottom of green, pink and blue plates and saucers: T.S. &T. / Lu-Ray / PASTELS / U.S.A. / 7531 on bottom of green and pink salad plates: T.S. &T. / Lu-Ray / PASTELS / U.S.A. / 7531 on bottom of blue salad plate: T.S. &T. / Lu-Ray / PASTELS / U.S.A. / 753 on bottom of yellow plate and salad plate: T.S. &T. / Lu-Ray / PASTELS / U.S.A. / 753 on bottom of yellow saucer: T.S. &T. / Lu-Ray / PASTELS / U.S.A. / 853 stamped on top of packaging: GIMBEL BROS. INC. / 44 N. 3RD. ST., / MILWAUKEE, WIS. on front of packaging: FROM / TAYLOR, SMITH & TAYLOR CO. / EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO / 16 PC LURAY
Taylor, Smith & Taylor Company "Lu-Ray Pastels" Starter Dish Set, 1953