Plate from the Hotel Astor, New York City

The heavier weight, customized crest, floral rim, and undecorated center of this plate are typical of restaurant services made in upstate New York. Hotel Astor stood between 44th and 45th Streets on Broadway in New York City, advertised as Ten Stories of the Latest Luxury. A 1905 illustration in the New York Times celebrated the hotel's advanced kitchens, well-appointed dining rooms, and wine Vaults. At least one later version of this sunflower motif was designed for the hotel before it was demolished in 1967.