{"product_id":"lefton-china-order-of-the-eastern-star-creamer-and-sugar-set-no-2789-circa-1950s","title":"Lefton China Order of the Eastern Star Creamer and Sugar Set No. 2789, Circa 1950s","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatching hand-painted creamer and open sugar bowl by Lefton China, each marked on the base with the Lefton crown, \"Hand Painted, Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.\" and pattern number 2789. Both have brushed gold rims, gold stars and the full-color OES emblem. George Zoltan Lefton founded his importing firm in Chicago in 1941 and became one of the best-known names in Japanese export porcelain. The Order of the Eastern Star, founded in the 1850s by Rob Morris and formally organized in 1876, is the largest fraternal order open to both men and women. Its five-pointed emblem honors five heroines of scripture, Adah, Ruth, Esther, Martha and Electa, each with her own color and symbol: the sword and veil, the sheaf of wheat, the crown and scepter, the broken column and the cup. Chapters across America used and gifted emblem china like this at banquets, installations and fundraisers, and members kept it as a keepsake of their chapter. Light wear to the gilt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Exquisite Dark Curio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68084957642906,"sku":"EDC-672","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/6450\/3962\/files\/EDC-672-1.jpg?v=1794091798","url":"https:\/\/exquisitedarkcurio.com\/products\/lefton-china-order-of-the-eastern-star-creamer-and-sugar-set-no-2789-circa-1950s","provider":"Exquisite Dark Curio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}