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
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