Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring Cook 'n' Serve dinnerware and accessories sold at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Differing styles of dinner service pieces are displayed and include platters, bowls, spoon rests, and casserole dishes; also featured are dinner plates, a cup and saucer. Tall candle sticks are also featured in the right-center background. A platter, with the Sun Bird design is affixed to the rear of the display. Signage below the platter reads, "Cook 'n 'Serve, Casual Ware designed to help you save food, fixing time and set smart tables _here Sun Bird by Winfield. 16-piece Starter Set $24.95, China, 10th Floor, Woodward…Section E." Neighboring signage reads, "Be sure to see the Cook 'n 'Serve Demonstrations, Monday through Saturday, April 13 through 18, in the China Department, 10th Floor, Section E." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "4-17-53; 25667-11x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."