$356
UNITED STATES HOTEL BOSTON Transfer-decorated Pitcher, Greenwood China, Trenton, New Jersey, late 19th century, with brown transfer rim band and handle one side with a belted oval inscribed "UNITED STATES HOTEL BOSTON" and "TILLY HAYNES" centered with a scene of Boston Harbor, impressed maker's mark on base, ht. 6 1/2 in. Note: King's Dictionary of Boston (1883) says the United States Hotel is "one of the oldest of the established hotels of the city, and one of the best, enjoying an excellent reputation in every respect. Its seal dates back to 1826." It was on Beach Street, between Lincoln and Kingston, in what is now Chinatown. In 1883 it took up the entire block and was three stories high. Daniel Webster lived there at one time, and Charles Sumner entertained Dickens there.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-03-06
