12 Wedgwood Plates, Commemorative, Williams College.

12 plates made by Wedgwood as part of their "Williams College" series representing the various buildings of the university in the 19th century as well as the portrait of Mark Hopkins, president of Williams College from 1836 to 1872. The plates represent: the memorial chapel Thompson, President's House, Lasell Gymnasium, Bookstore, Chapin Hall, College in 1790, Campus in 1830, Old Observatory, Lawrence Hall, Griffin Hall, Haystack Monument, and Mark Hopkins Portrait . Williams College is a private university in Massachusetts founded in 1793. On the back, debossed mark Wedgwood - Made in England and stamp mark Wedgwood Etruria England as well as Sole Importers, Jones Mc Duffee and Stratton C°, Boston. The plates are made in England by the Wedgwood factory (a British earthenware and porcelain manufacturer founded in 1759 by Josiah Wedgwood and his son) and imported exclusively for Jones, McDuffee and Stratton in Boston. Founded by Otis Norcross in Boston in 1810, it became "Jones, McDuffee and Stratton" in 1871. They specialize in the production of historic American porcelain: scenes, elements, personalities, buildings and educational establishments or civic and national monuments. 20th century period Dimensions: Diameter 27cm