Hina Rapa Dinner Plate - for Chi Chi Palm Springs
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The Chi Chi opened in 1936 and ceased to be sometime in the 1960s, around 1968 or so. This dinner plate features the unauthorized art of Edgar Leeteg's Hina Rapa which was originally painted in oil on velvet, portraying a topless wahine wearing a straw hat. Burgundy graphics on white. Made by Wallace China in 1952. Measures 11.25" in diameter.
Production
- Designer
- Edgar Leeteg
- Manufacturer
- Wallace China
- Producer
- Chi-Chi - Palm Springs
Release
Physical Characteristics
- Material
- Ceramic
- Shape
- Other
- Colour
- White / burgundy
- Dimensions
- 11.25"W x 1"H
- Imagery
- Wahine or Woman
- Marking
- "Chi Chi Palm Springs California" in cursive font on front. "Wallace China Los Angeles, CALIF." on bottom.
- Notes
- burgundy graphics on white