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Lenox, Inc. and Schell Lewis

“Architects’ Tea Set” Plate

1932

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“Architects’ Tea Set” Plate

1932

Physical Qualities Glazed hard-paste porcelain, copper lustre decoration, 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 5/8 in. (19.1 x 19.1 x 1.6 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Arthur J. Gutman, Baltimore
Object Number 2001.55.16
Architects' Tea Set Tea plate with a drawing of the outside of a building at the University of Virginia in the center.
Mrs. Arthur J. Gutman, Baltimore
Barbara D. McMillan, 'Tea Empathy: The Architects' Tea Service, 1932-1933, and its American Precedents' Studies in the Decorative Arts, volume VIII, Number 2, Spring-Summer 2001, pp.105-129.

Inscribed: Marked on plate "UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA"

Markings: Marked underneath plate "LENOX/Architect's Tea Set/1933/Copyright"

Manufacturer

Lenox, Inc.

1888–2000

Trenton, New Jersey
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Designer

Schell Lewis

1886–1974

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