Rice Hotel Houston Texas Restaurant Ware Coffee Cup & Saucer Lamberton Scammell

Description

Description: Rice Hotel Houston Texas Restaurant Ware Coffee Cup and Saucer by Lamberton Scammell Circa 1930s-40s.
Condition: No cracks, crazing or repairs. Some wear to the graphics. Also some utensil marks and stray marks on the body of the cup and on the rim. Also couple of shallow chips on the foot/base of the cup.
Marks: Lamberton Scammell
Approximate size: Cup 2 3/8" H x 4 3/4"Diameter, Saucer 6 1/4" Diameter
History for the Preservationist: The Rice Lofts, formerly the Rice Hotel, is a historic building at 909 Texas Avenue in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The current building is the third to occupy the site. It was completed in 1913 on the site of the former Capitol building of the Republic of Texas, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The old Capitol building was operated as a hotel until it was torn down and replaced by a five-story hotel around 1881. The 1913 Rice Hotel building underwent two major expansions in 1925 and 1958, as well as several remodelings. It continued to operate as a hotel before finally shutting down in 1977. The Rice was renovated and turned into apartments in 1998 after twenty-one years of standing unused.
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