Wedgwood Queens Ware University of Pennsylvania Bicentennial Plates - Set of 12

Wedgwood Queens Ware University of Pennsylvania Bicentennial Plates - Set of 12

A set of twelve Wedgewood Queensware plates made for the bicentennial of the University of Pennsylvania in 1940. In the first half of the twentieth century, Wedgwood made a regular business out of making sets of plates for American colleges and universities. The sets varied from four to six plates to full sets of twelve. Some of the largest and most important schools ordered plates in custom colors or on custom blanks.

Such is the case with the Penn plates. The blanks are specially made, with a laurel border in relief, the school seal and a profile portrait of Benjamin Franklin. The twelve images are printed in red and were designed by alumni of the school. They are identified on the back as to artist and scene. The views are: (1) Class of 1893 Gateway, (2) College Hall Portico, (3) The Dormitory Steps, (4) The Engineering Steps, (5) Evans Institute Portal, (6) Forward Pass Franklin Field, (7) Irvine Auditorium Spire, (8) Law School Portal, (9) Medical Laboratory Entrance, (10) The Museum Porch, (11) Veterinary Archway, and (12) Young Franklin

Size: 10.375" in diameter.

Condition: all are crazed, which is common for Queensware made before WWII. There's a 0.25" glaze chip on foot ring on the back of one of the plates, otherwise they're fine.

Mark: impressed Wedgwood marks, printed Wedgwood marks and captions. Dated 1940.

Price is for the set.

Item ID: 3873

15.0#

$600 USD

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