Howard Johnson's Plates, 1951-1954

Artifact

Plate (Dish)

Date Made

1951-1954

Creators

Caribe China (Firm) 

W.C. Ayres Co., Inc. 

Place of Creation

Puerto Rico 

United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 

Creator Notes

Manufactured by Caribe China in Puerto Rico and Distributed by W.C. Ayres Co., Inc. in Philadephia, Pennsylvania

Keywords

Plates (Dishes) 

Tableware 

Commercial china 

Ceramic ware (Visual works) 

Restaurants 

Chain restaurants 

Streetscapes 

Landscapes (Representations) 

Howard Johnson (Firm) 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2022.174.71

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Paul Holoweski, in Memory of John Jovanovich.

Material

Ceramic (Material)
Glaze

Color

White (Color)

Inscriptions

on back: Caribe / China / MADE EXPRESSLY / FOR / HOWARD JOHNSON'S RESTAURANTS / FURNISHED BY / W.C. AYRES CO., INC. / PHILA., PA.