Frank Lloyd Wright

A very Rare Item from The “BITTER ROOT INN” Anything from this Frank Lloyd Wright building is harder to find than Midway Gardens objects. This is a very rare saucer only A FEW in existence. The maker is O. Syracuse China Dade code stamped in the back of the china is 1912. It has a top logo. This piece came from the dinning room from The Bitter Root Inn. MEASURES 6 1/8 INCH WIDE. (thus the Apple Logo) on the china. The boom was short lived. Blight destroyed much of the valleys crop in 1913. Law suits plagued the company. They filed for bankruptcy in 1916. It ceased as an inn , but was used as a dance hall and roadhouse. Finally on July 26, 1924, fire destroyed the Bitter Root Inn. There were many classic Prairie styled Wright details in the Bitter Root Inn, a paradise in the wilderness. The basic material was wood, using board and batten siding and shingles for the roof. Strong horizontal lines, low-pitched roof, broad overhanging eaves, horizontal rows of leaded or mullion divided glass windows and glass doors, two prominent centrally located fireplaces and chimneys, balconies and porches. The Dining and Reception Rooms were designed with large semicircular fireplaces. There are built-in piers or columns that could have been designed for planters or large vases like many of his buildings at that time. The drawings for the un built Office in Bitter Root did include large vases. The Inn was 126 feet long and two stories tall. The first floor included a Dining Room on the left, an office in the center, a Reception Room on the right, and a large Porch on either end. An open gallery ran the length of the front of the building. The second floor included 20 Bedrooms, Mens and Womens Baths, and a Balcony that runs along the front and one on either end. Running water and electricity included. To show what it looked like AND THE LAY OUT Please see copy and pictures below. Above is a post card of the Bitter Root Inn Circa 1909. The Inn was 126 feet long, two stories tall and built on a 3.5 foot grid. The first floor included a Dining Room on the north , an office in the center, a Reception Room on the South and a large Porch on either end. The wing behind the center office included a kitchen and two additional bedrooms. A open gallery ran the length of the front of the building. The second floor included 20 Bedrooms, Mens and Womens Baths in center and Balconies on either end. The second floor was 120 feet long and included 20 Bedrooms. The Mens and Womens Baths were in center and Balconies on either end and one that ran partially across the front. Running water and electricity were included. Planter boxes were in the front, to the left and right side of the balcony. Modified by Douglas M. Detail shows many of the Wright details in the Bitter Root Inn: Board and batten siding; Rows of leaded or mullion divided glass windows and glass doors. The person standing in front of the stairs shows the size relationship of the pedestals on either side of the stairs. The Porch has been enclosed on the end of the first floor. A fence has enclosed the yard, flowers planted and plants added to the pedestals on either side of the stairs. Original fireplug can be seen on the left, just to the right of the pole on the left. The item “ORIGINAL FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT SAUCER THE BITTER ROOT INN 1912 A FEW IN EXISTENCE” is in sale since Friday, September 29, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Decorative Arts\Other Antique Decorative Arts”. The seller is “rachelejulian” and is located in Tinley Park, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Age: 1900-1940
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Type: Platter