Hotel Pfister Milwaukee, WI small dish or Butter Pat c1920s-1940s Scammell china

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Up for auction is this Hotel Pfister small plate or Butter Pat, hotel was located in Milwaukee, WI, front has nice Hotel Pfister logo with word "Salve" inside and a design around rim, bottom marked Lamberton Scammell China", not dated but we think circa 1920's-1940's because there are a couple of Shenango Pottery archives stickers on front and one is dated 1948 (the plate was as black as unreadable sticker when we got it), dish size appx 5 3/8" in diam. Nice older Hotel Pfister dish from Shenango China Archives. We found the followin information onlineThe vision of businessman Guido Pfister and his son Charles, the Pfister opened in 1893 as a “Grand Hotel of the West” and a welcoming and luxurious meeting place. It surely succeeded on both fronts. It was the most lavish hotel of its time, constructed at a cost of over $1 million, with groundbreaking features such as fireproofing, electricity throughout the hotel and thermostat controls in every room. Step inside its hallowed halls, gleaming with the largest Victorian art collection of any hotel in the world. Experience service guided by “Salve,” a philosophy of the finest hospitality. Showing it's age, The Pfister was purchased in 1962 by Ben Marcus, who vowed to renovate the distinguished hotel to its original beauty. Significant renovations were completed and a new 23-story guest read more

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