Vintage 1934 Wedgwood Radcliffe College "Longfellow Hall” Salad Plate.
Mulberry/Pink Transferware
8.75 inches diameter
Designed in 1929 by Perry, Shaw and Hepburn, Longfellow Hall at Radcliffe College was constructed as a neo-Georgian academic building in the Radcliffe Yard at 13 Appian Way. Named after college benefactor Alice Mary Longfellow, it was sold to Harvard in 1962 and now houses the Harvard Graduate School of Education
The ornate border design explicitly features the Radcliffe College shields (the armorial crest variant displaying three stars and three chevron bars) set against intricate scrollwork,
Bottom backstamp
1934 Wedgwood commemorative plate featuring Longfellow Hall at Radcliffe College, manufactured in Etruria, England, and imported exclusively by Boston-based retailer Jones, McDuffee & Stratton
In very good condition
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