Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Plates

Wedgwood issued its first set of College Plates for MIT in 1930: 12 views, available in either blue or mulberry, on a 10.25 inch diameter Queensware (earthenware) plate.  They chose a floral and foliage border originally used by Wedgwood on a dinner pattern entitled "Chinese".  Although mulberry is closer to the school's colors (red and gray), the blue and white plates proved so much more popular that relatively few of the mulberry plates were produced; they are fairly scarce today.

In 1952, MIT authorized Wedgwood to produce a new edition of eight views, based on the engravings of Samuel Chamberlain (MIT Class of 1918), whose photographs and engravings have been widely published in books and magazines published by Gourmet, as well as a series of books on New England travel destinations and historical sites.  These 1952 plates were originally issued with the views printed in black on a 10 inch diameter Queensware (earthenware) plate.  Sometime thereafter, these same eight views were issued in a limited edition of 250 sets, with the engravings in sepia (brown) on a 10.50 inch diameter bone china plate, with a cream-colored border and a gold edge.  These bone china plates are very elegant as well as being very scarce.

All plates were produced by Wedgwood and are  in excellent condition.

MIT 1930 Series: Mulberry, 10.25 inch diameter, Queensware
Aerial View    $75	Great Dome    $75	Pylons of Building One   $49
Lowell Court   $49	West Pylons   $49	Pratt Naval Architech.  $49
Walker Memorial     $49	Runkle Hall   $49	East Campus Dorms   $49
President's House     $49	Roger's Building     $49	Mercantile Building     $49
Complete Set of Twleve MIT 1930 Series: Mulberry  (above)  $575
MIT Samuel Chamberlain Series: Bone China , Sepia & Cream, 10.5 inch diameter
Building Ten       $100	Rogers Building   $85	Dupont Court     $85
President's House   $60	Hayden Library    $60	Sloan Business School   $75
Baker House     $75	Walker Memorial     $60	Set of Eight     $Ask
MIT Samuel Chamberlain Series: Queensware , Black & White, 10 inch diameter
Building Ten       $65	Rogers Building   $65	Dupont Court     $65
President's House   $45	Hayden Library    $45	Sloan Business School   $45
Baker House     $45	Walker Memorial     $45	Set of Eight     $350

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