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Delightful topmarked china from the famed Hotel Multnomah, located at 4th & Pine streets in Portland, Oregon. This edifice was built in 1912 by entrepreneur Philip Gevurtz, and immediately made history when a plane landed on and took off from its roof. The hotel was named for the Multnomah Indians, part of the Chinookan tribe, which lived on the eastern tip of what is now Sauvie Island. The china features a geometric border design of pale blue-green and mustard, and may well have been intended for service in the hotel's "Blue and Gold Dining Room." The crest features the profile of a Multnomah on a shield with crossed tomahawks and feathers - the same crest is visible in the upholstery of furniture pictured in old postcards of the hotel's lobby. The Multnomah operated until 1962, but has since reopened as Portland's Embassy Suites.  Mfg.: Syracuse, Mayer Circa: 1931

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