852 RARE: Serving Up a Sampling of Plates

Inspired by the array of objects in this drawer, I wanted to highlight some of the plates we have in Historical & Special Collections for this installment of 852 RARE. They come in a variety of materials and sizes and are from a number of different collections. Each has an interesting story to tell. I hope you enjoy this small sampling of plates! Some of the plates in Historical & Special Collections, Harvard Law School LibraryCampus Plates Langdell Hall commemorative plate (blue), 1927 Wedgwood, Etruria England 22 cm Queensware plate Accession no. 2017.19 This is one of two Wedgwood plates in the collection depicting Langdell Hall, the other copy is red and was issued in 1932. The 1927 set was the first set of college plates that Wedgwood issued. The set included 12 views of Harvard University with a fruit and flower border that according to one collector was based on a design used on Harvard dining hall china c.1840. Dane Hall commemorative plate (red),…

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