University of Pennsylvania Penn Wedgwood Complete Set 12 Dinner Plates 1929

  
Complete Set of 12 Wedgwood Dinner Plates. Here is your chance to obtain a complete set of these plates! Located in Philadelphia and a member of the Ivy League, Penn was founded in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin. Wedgwood began producing sets of its famous cream-colored glazed tableware, known as Queensware, for American colleges and universities in 1927. Such plates are fine examples of the decorative technique developed in England called transferware.

These plates are truly beautiful. They are a deep blue and white. The border design shows scenes of the universitys three early campuses, along with the old university seal, surrounded with garlands of oak leaves, ivy and thistles.

The plates measure 10.5 in diameter. The plates are fully intact, without cracks, damage or repairs. The back of the plate is marked with the name of the building depicted on the front, as follows.

The reverse also bears the manufacturers mark. Wedgwood, Etruria (the Wedgwood factory site in Staffordshire, England), England. As well as the importers mark. Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Co. Boston, Sole Importers the exclusive importer of Wedgwood wares in the U.

Each plate also bears impressed stamps Wedgwood, Made in England, and the production number (which reflects the date the plate was produced). This full set of lovely plates would be a wonderful gift for anyone affiliated with the U.

Whether for display or for use on special occasions. It would also make a unique and treasured graduation present. The item "University of Pennsylvania Penn Wedgwood Complete Set 12 Dinner Plates 1929" is in sale since Wednesday, October 17, 2018.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Historical Memorabilia\Teaching & Education\Colleges & Universities". The seller is "fj1" and is located in Litchfield, Connecticut.

This item can be shipped to United States.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Original/Reproduction: Original