Plates from Midway Gardens
Design Date 1914
Designer Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959, American)
Manufacturer Bauscher (1881–present), Weiden, Germany
Media ceramic
Dimensions Oval Plate: 1 x 7 x 4 1/2 inches
Covering a double city block, Midway Gardens was a multi-venue performance and dining space, with an open-air plaza where patrons could eat, drink and be entertained. Wright was commissioned to design the structure and all the furnishings and decorative elements from murals to napkins rings, a total work of art. He also designed the logo for the site and used it on the tableware. The square pattern on the border of the dishes was designed to mimic a similar border on tablecloths and napkins.
ON VIEW in Art Deco Gallery 6
Markings Bauscher mark on bottom
Credit Line Collection Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
Accession Number 2004.0322; 2013.0652
