Alvardo Hotel Pie Display Case

DesignerDesigned by Mary Colter (1869 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 1958 Santa Fe, New Mexico)

Association Alvarado Hotel, Fred Harvey Co. (1879 - 1970)

Manufacturer / Maker Jewett Refrigerator Co.

Manufacturer / Maker Ernest A. Batchelder (1876 Nashua, New Hampshire - 1957 Pasadena, California)

Dateca. 1922

Mediumcopper alloy, glass, ceramic tile, wood, lead, brass

Dimensions54 x 73 1/4 x 27 1/2 in. (137.2 x 186.1 x 69.9 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, Four Centuries Planning Fund

Object numberPC2006.49.1

DescriptionA refrigerated display case commissioned by the Fred Harvey architect, Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter, for her 1922 remodel of the Alvarado Hotel lunchroom. The case was manufactured by New York's Jewett Refrigeration Company and decorated with La Maya style Batchelder Tile from Los Angeles' Batchelder Tile Co. The case is constructed of tile, copper and mahogany frame, a tinned copper interior, and double-glass panes.
The case functioned originally as a display case for pastries in the Alvarado Hotel lunchroom or coffee shop.

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