Butter Pat, Syracuse China Whitfield Gardenia Pattern #96801 Restaurant Ware Vitrified China, Syracuse NY USA, Vintage 1948–1960s

This Syracuse China butter pat, in their Whitfield Gardenia pattern (#96801), is restaurant ware with a delicate touch — and a story worth knowing.

• Maker: Syracuse China
• Pattern: Whitfield Gardenia, #96801
• Materials: Vitrified china (restaurant ware)
• Dimensions: approx. 3⅜" diameter
• Origin: Syracuse, New York, USA
• Era: Vintage, circa 1948–1960s (discontinued)
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition. Pristine — no chips, scratches, or crazing. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

Equally charming as a ring dish, soap dish, or tea bag holder — or exactly as intended, for butter. A lovely find for the Syracuse China or restaurant ware collector.

Syracuse China (originally the Onondaga Pottery Company of Syracuse, New York) produced some of America's finest commercial tableware, built for the rigors of restaurant, hotel, railroad, and diner service. The vitrified china is thick and hard, marked simply "USA" on the base. A detail worth knowing: if you find the Whitfield Gardenia with a gold band at the top, that version was made exclusively for the Illinois Central Railroad and called "Magnolia Star."

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