Contents

• DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
• ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
• COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
• SERIES LIST
• Custodial History
• Custodial History
• Custodial History
• Custodial History
• Custodial History
• Custodial History
• Custodial History
• INFORMATION FOR USERS
• SUBJECTS
• CONTAINER LIST

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Cornell University ceramics, glassware, and metalware collection, 1893-2003.
Collection Number: 41-7-1964

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

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INFORMATION FOR USERS

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CONTAINER LIST

Container		Description	Date
		Series I. Wedgwood
		Subseries Ia. Mulberry Plates
		Complete set number 1
Box 2	MU-2307	Dinner plate with image of Baker Laboratory of Chemistry	Expression
Box 2	MU-2312	Dinner plate with image of Balch Hall	1933-07
Box 2	MU-2457	Dinner plate with image of The Crescent	1933-07
Box 2	MU-988	Dinner plate with image of Goldwin Smith Hall	1933-07
Box 2	MU-2319	Dinner plate with image of Library Tower	1933-07
Box 2	MU-2315	Dinner plate with image of McGraw Hall	1933-07
Box 3	MU-860	Dinner plate with image of Myron Taylor Hall	1933-07
Box 3	MU-2317	Dinner plate with image of Sage Chapel	1933-07
Box 3	MU-2314	Dinner plate with image of Sibley Dome	1933-05
Box 3	MU-2318	Dinner plate with image of statue of Ezra Cornell	1933-07
Box 3	MU-2320	Dinner plate with image of the War Memorial	1933-07
Box 3	MU-2313	Dinner plate with image of Willard Straight Hall	1933-07
		Complete set number 2
Box 4	MU-854	Dinner plate with image of Baker Laboratory of Chemistry	1933-07
Box 4	MU-2309	Dinner plate with image of Balch Hall	1937-05
Box 4	MU-1994	Dinner plate with image of The Crescent	1937-05
		Scope and Contents Missing impressed Wedgwood stamps
Box 4	MU-2306	Dinner plate with image of Goldwin Smith Hall	1933-05
Box 4	MU-851	Dinner plate with image of Library Tower	1933-07
		Scope and Contents Poor condition: cracked down the center with tape holding it together
Box 4	MU-856	Dinner plate with image of McGraw Hall	1933-07
Box 5	MU-2308	Dinner plate with image of Myron Taylor Hall	1937-05
Box 5	MU-855	Dinner plate with image of Sage Chapel	1933-07
Box 5	MU-862	Dinner plate with image of Sibley Dome	1933-05
Box 5	MU-858	Dinner plate with image of statue of Ezra Cornell	1933-07
Box 5	MU-853	Dinner plate with image of the War Memorial	1933-07
Box 5	MU-1088	Dinner plate with image of Willard Straight Hall	1937-05
		Duplicates
Box 6	MU-2458	Dinner plate with image of Baker Laboratory of Chemistry	1933-07
Box 6	MU-976	Dinner plate with image of Baker Laboratory of Chemistry	1951-12
Box 6	MU-859	Dinner plate with image of Balch Hall	1933-07
Box 6	MU-980	Dinner plate with image of Balch Hall	1949-10
Box 6	MU-857	Dinner plate with image of The Crescent	1933-07
Box 6	MU-861	Dinner plate with image of Goldwin Smith Hall	1933-07
Box 7	MU-978	Dinner plate with image of Library Tower	Undated
Box 7	MU-1996	Dinner plate with image of Library Tower	1962-03
Box 7	MU-2310	Dinner plate with image of McGraw Hall	1933-09
Box 7	MU-995	Dinner plate with image of McGraw Hall	1949-10
Box 7	MU-2316	Dinner plate with image of Myron Taylor Hall	1933-07
Box 8	MU-1992	Dinner plate with image of Sage Chapel	1939-09
Box 8	MU-2122	Dinner plate with image of Sage Chapel	1962-03
Box 7	MU-977	Dinner plate with image of Sage Chapel	1959-03
Box 8	MU-1993	Dinner plate with image of Sibley Dome	1933-09
Box 8	MU-1089	Dinner plate with image of Sibley Dome	1941-05
Box 8	MU-979	Dinner plate with image of Sibley Dome	1950-09
Box 8	MU-1995	Dinner plate with image of statue of Ezra Cornell	1933-12
Box 9	MU-2311	Dinner plate with image of the War Memorial	1959-04
		Scope and Contents Chip on lower left
Box 9	MU-981	Dinner plate with image of the War Memorial	Undated
Box 9	MU-852	Dinner plate with image of Willard Straight Hall	1933-07
Box 9	MU-1997	Dinner plate with image of Willard Straight Hall	1939-09
		Subseries Ib. Mulberry Cups and Saucers
Box 29	MU-2357a-2357h	Saucers	1937
Box 29	MU-2357i-2357j	Saucers	1933-1939
Box 29	MU-2357k-2357n	Saucers	1947-11
Box 29	MU-2357o	Saucers	1949-08
Box 30	MU-2357-p-2357q	Saucer	Undated
Box 15	MU-2075a-2075q	Tea cup	Undated
Box 16	MU-2075a-2075q	Tea cup	Undated
		Subseries Ic. Blue Plates
Box 1	MU-217	Dinner plate showing Sibley Dome	1932-10-06
		Scope and Contents First sample plate from the moulds sent to show the shape
		Complete set number 1
Box 10	MU-2329	Dinner plate with image of Baker Laboratory of Chemistry	1937-06
		Scope and Contents Missing impressed Wedgewood stamps
Box 10	MU-2328	Dinner plate with image of Balch Hall	1937
		Scope and Contents Small chip on back
Box 10	MU-2338	Dinner plate with image of the Crescent	1937-05
		Scope and Contents Missing impressed Wedgwood stamps
Box 10	MU-2335	Dinner plate with image of Goldwin Smith Hall	1937-06
		Scope and Contents Missing impressed Wedgewood stamps
Box 10	MU-2330	Dinner plate with image of the Library Tower	1937-06
		Scope and Contents Missing impressed Wedgwood stamps
Box 10	MU-2334	Dinner plate with image of McGraw Hall	1934-01
Box 11	MU-2333	Dinner plate with image of Myron Taylor Hall	1937-05
		Scope and Contents Missing impressed Wedgewood stamps
Box 11	MU-2326	Dinner plate with image of Sage Chapel	1937-06
		Scope and Contents Missing impressed Wedgwood stamps
Box 11	MU-2327	Dinner plate with image of Sibley Dome	1937-06
		Scope and Contents Missing impressed Wedgewood stamps
Box 11	MU-2332	Dinner plate with image of Statue of Ezra Cornell	1937-06
		Scope and Contents Missing impressed Wedgewood stamps
Box 11	MU-2340	Dinner plate with image of the War Memorial	1942
Box 11	MU-2336	Dinner plate with image of Willard Straight Hall	1937-06
		Duplicates
Box 12	MU-2339	Dinner plate with image of the Crescent	1944-12
Box 12	MU-987	Dinner plate with image of the Crescent	1950-10
Box 12	MU-984	Dinner plate with image of Goldwin Smith Hall	1950-10
Box 12	MU-2325	Dinner plate with image of Goldwin Smith Hall	1940-03
Box 12	MU-2323	Dinner plate with image of the Library Tower	1941-05
Box 12	MU-2331	Dinner plate with image of the Library Tower	1944-02
Box 13	MU-2337	Dinner plate with image of McGraw Hall	1937-06
		Scope and Contents Missing impressed Wedgwood stamps
Box 13	MU-982	Dinner plate with image of McGraw Hall	1949-10
Box 13	MU-2322	Dinner plate with image of Myron Taylor Hall	1940-04
Box 13	MU-985	Dinner plate with image of Sibley Dome	1950-10
Box 13	MU-2321	Dinner plate with image of statue of Ezra Cornell	1941-02
Box 13	MU-983	Dinner plate with image of Statue of Ezra Cornell	1947-02
Box 14	MU-2324	Dinner plate with image of Willard Straight Hall	1940-1949
		Scope and Contents Dirty, possibly stained
Box 14	MU-986	Dinner plate with image of Willard Straight Hall	1947-04
		Subseries Id. Blue Cups and Saucers
Box 28	MU-2358a	Saucers	1940-08
Box 28	MU-2358b	Saucers	1944-01
Box 28	MU-2358c	Saucers	1944-01
Box 28	MU-2358d-2358f	Saucers	1944-02
Box 28	MU-2358g-2358l	Saucers	1944-02
Box 28	MU-2358m	Saucers	1944-03
Box 30	MU-2358n-q	Saucers	1947-11
Box 30	MU-994a	Saucer	1949-08
Box 15	MU-2076h-2076s	Tea cups	Undated
Box 15	MU-2076a-g	Tea cups	Undated
Box 16	MU-994b	Tea cup	Undated
		Subseries Ie. Green Cups and Saucers
Box 16	MU-1097a-d	Tea cups	Undated
Box 30	MU-2359a-2359d	Saucers	1944-02
Box 30	MU-2359e	Saucers	1947-11
		Series II. Cornell Mugs, Cups, and Glasses
		Subseries IIa. Class Mugs and Glasses
Box 21	MU-2343, MU-1365	Cream ceramic mug with red "Cornell, 1901"	1901
Box 21	MU-2464	Ivory ceramic mug with red "1906"	1906
Box 19	MU-2346	Senior Stunt at the Dutch mug	1908
Box 19	MU-2460	Senior Smoker mug	1908
Box 19	MU-1227	Sophomore Stunt at the Dutch	1910
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with man smoking and drinking
Box 32	MU-3625	Junior Feed mug	1910
Box 21	MU-2362	Sophomore Stunt mug	1911
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with image of man smoking
Box 21	MU-2365	Junior Feed at the dutch	1911
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with man smoking and drinking
Box 19	MU-2462, MU-2364	Stunt mug	1912
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with men cheering, sitting on red "12"
Box 32	MU-3626	Stunt mug	1912
Box 20	MU-2367	Junior Feed mug	1912
		Scope and Contents Red mug with man with beer in white
Box 20	MU-846-847	Junior Feed mug	1913
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with image of man in tie
Box 20	MU-2363	Sophomore Stunt mug	1913
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with image of waiter
Box 20	MU-1226	Cornell Smoker, St. Louis	1913
Box 20	MU-2361	Sophomore Stunt mug	1914
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with man sitting on beer barrel
Box 21	MU-1126	Junior Feed mug	1915
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with red "Junior Feed" and caricature of a black waiter
Box 19	MU-1125	Sophomore smoker mug	1915
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with image of man smoking
Box 21	MU-2390	Cornell Smoker, St. Louis mug	1908
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with dark red writing
Box 20	MU-2463	Class of 1920 sophomore smoker mug	1918
Box 17	MU-2350a-2350b	Class of 1912 45th reunion tumbler	1957
		Scope and Contents "Enjoy yourself, It's later than you think" written in green
Box 22	MU-2375	Ballantine beer class of 1936 reunion tin mug	1961
Box 17	MU-2370	Cornell Class of 1939 25th reunion bottle	1964
		Scope and Contents Genesee Beer bottle with 4 images of Cornell
Box 20	MU-1233	Cornell Class of 1940 25th reunion tankard, made from pewter
Box 18	MU-2388	Cornell Class of 1944 25th class reunion	1969-06-12
		Scope and Contents Cream tankard Cornell emblem
Box 19	MU-2368a-2368b	Cornell Class of 1920 65th reunion mug	1985
		Scope and Contents White mug with emblem. Made in Trenton NJ
Box 18	MU-2369	Cornell Class of 1945 40th reunion tankard	1985
		Scope and Contents Cream tankard with Cornell emblem
Box 18	MU-1317-1318	Cornell Class of 1945 40th reunion tankard	1985
		Scope and Contents Cream tankard with Cornell emblem
Box 18	MU-1315-1316	Cornell Class of 1945 35th reunion tankard	1980
		Scope and Contents Cream tankard with black Cornell emblem
Box 22	MU-1319-1320	Cornell Class of 1945 45th reunion tankard	1990
Box 33	MU-4488	Class of 1968 25th reunion tankard	1993
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 17	MU-1282-1283	Cornell Class of 1983 10th reunion champagne flute	1993
Box 17	MU-2392a-2392b	Class of 1987 Wine tumbler	1987
		Subseries IIb. Fraternities, Societies, Athletics, and Schools
Box 22	MU-2466	Sigma Alpha Mu tankard	1934
Box 24	MU-562, MU-1180a, MU-1299, MU-1368, MU-2468a-x	Cosmopolitan Club cup	Undated
Box 25	MU-562, MU-1180a, MU-1299, MU-1368, MU-2468a-x	Cosmopolitan Club cup	Undated
Box 23	MU-563, MU-1180b	Cosmopolitan Club saucer	Undated
Box 24	MU-563, MU-1180b	Cosmopolitan Club saucer	Undated
Box 23	MU-2467a-kk	Cosmopolitan Club saucers	Undated
		Scope and Contents Makers mark B-1
Box 24	MU-2467a-kk	Cosmopolitan Club saucers	Undated
		Scope and Contents Makers mark B-1
Box 20	MU-2341	Cornell Alembic mug	Undated
		Scope and Contents Cream ceramic mug with Alembic written in Arabic in gold image of an alembic
Box 21	MU-1222	College of Law mug	1903
		Scope and Contents CL '03 in red on one side, Cornell emblem in red on the other side
Box 32	MU-3624	Cornell Senior Law Smoker	1905
Box 21	MU-997	Cornell Junior Law Smoker	1906
		Scope and Contents Cream mug
	MU-998	Cornell Law Senior Smoker	1906
		Scope and Contents Ivory mug with image of man and a stein
Box 19	MU-2342	College of Law Smoker mug	1908
Box 22	MU-2345	College of Law Smoker mug	1909
Box 19	MU-1225, MU-2344	College of Law Smoker mug	1910
Box 20	MU-2355-2356	Chemists' Feed	1912
Box 19	MU-1145	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences	Undated
		Scope and Contents "We Grow the Ivy"
Box 21	MU-126	Cornell Co-op dining mug
		Scope and Contents "Food for Thought"
Box 18	MU-2459a-2459b	Cornell Crew mug
		Scope and Contents Green-rimmed mug with image of man with oar, by Avon W.R. Co
Box 22	MU-1279-1281	Thirsty Bear Tavern 7th anniversary plastic mug	Undated
Box 22	MU-2389	Pi Lambda Phi tankard	1944
		Scope and Contents Cream tankard with emblem and "Mort" written on side
Box 19	MU-1113	Plastic Library coffee mug	Undated
Box 22	MU-2083	Plastic Cornell coffee mug	Undated
Box 22	MU-2391	Cornell Computer Science 50 years mug	Undated
Box 19	MU-2461	Statler Club mug	Undated
Box 22	MU-2465	Tau Delta Eta tankard with "Annie" written in gold	1958
Box 31	MU-2997	Big Red Barn anniversary mug	2017
Box 32	MU-4179	Glee Club mug	Undated
Box 32	MU-4178	Chi Phi mug	Undated
Box 32	MU-3629, MU-3630	Penn vs. Cornell football plastic cup	1993
Box 33	MU-4486	"The Henry": Cornell's Graduate and Professional Student Center mug	Undated
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 33	MU-4487	Entomological Club of Cornell University Jugatae mug	Undated
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 33	MU-4491	The Cornell Tradition mug	Undated
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 33	MU-4492	Cornell Meteorology AMS Student Chapter mug	Undated
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 33	MU-4493	National Lacrosse Championship wine glass	1980
		Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 33	MU-4214	College of Human Ecology mug	Undated
		White with red writing.
Box 33	MU-4215	College of Human Ecology mug	Undated
		Black with red writing.
Box 33	MU-4216	College of Human Ecology insulated coffee thermos	Undated
		Subseries IIc. General Cornell Cups and Mugs
Box 21	MU-1366	Cornell Yell mug	1909
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with "Cornell I yell-yell-yell Cornell", Cornell emblem with two flags, and "'09" in red
Box 32	MU-4087	Cornell Yell mug	Undated
		Scope and Contents White mug with six imgages of Cornell buildings, "Cornell I Yell Yell Yell, Far Above Cayuga's Waters" in red.
Box 19	MU-2354	Cornell Yell mug	Undated
		Scope and Contents White mug with six imgages of Cornell buildings, "Cornell I Yell Yell Yell, Far Above Cayuga's Waters" in red
Box 20	MU-2360	"Ba-Tum-Zup" mug	1912-05-18
Box 18	MU-2366	Handmade mug with man in car above McGraw Tower	1912
		Scope and Contents Handmade by Henry Bollman, East Gloucester Mass.
Box 17	MU-1285	Glass Cornell mug	Undated
		Scope and Contents Clear glass with gray and gold emblem
Box 17	MU-214	Cornell University milk bottle	Undated
		Scope and Contents Half pint clear glass bottle with embossed C.U.
Box 33	MU-4490	Cornell University mug	1982
		Cream mug with black, red, and gold emblem.
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 33	MU-4489	Cornell University mug	1988
		Cream mug with black, red, and gold emblem.
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 32	MU-4171	Cornell University mug	1991
		Cream mug with black, gold, and red emblem.
Box 32	MU-4172	Cornell University mug	1992
		Cream mug with black, gold, and red emblem.
Box 21	MU-1157	Cornell University mug	1993
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with black, gold, and red emblem
Box 32	MU-4173	Cornell University mug	1994
		Cream mug with black, gold, and red emblem.
Box 32	MU-4174	Cornell University mug	1995
		Cream mug with black, gold, and red emblem
Box 21	MU-1158	Cornell University mug	1996
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with Gold and red emblem
Box 21	MU-1159	Cornell University mug	1997
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with black, gold, and red emblem
Box 31	MU-2906	Cornell University mug	1998
Box 21	MU-1160	Cornell University mug	1999
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with Gold and red emblem
Box 31	MU-2907	Cornell University mug	2000
Box 21	MU-1161	Cornell University mug	2001
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with Gold and red emblem
Box 32	MU-4175	Cornell University mug	2002
		Cream mug with gold and red emblem.
Box 21	MU-1162-1163	Cornell University mug	2003
		Scope and Contents Cream mug with Gold and red emblem
Box 31	MU-2909	Cornell University mug	2005
Box 31	MU-2908	Cornell University mug	2006
Box 32	MU-4176	Cornell University mug	2007
		Cream mug with gold and red emblem.
Box 32	MU-4177	Cornell University mug	2008
		Cream mug with gold and red emblem.
Box 22	MU-1321	Cornell University tankard	Undated
		Scope and Contents Cream tankard with red Cornell emblem
Box 17	MU-2353a-2353b	Cognac glass with gold Cornell emblem	Undated
Box 17	MU-2347a-2347b	Highball glass with Cornell emblem and silver rim	Undated
Box 17	MU-2349a-2349b	Tumbler glass with Cornell emblem and silver rim	Undated
Box 17	MU-2351a-2351b	Highball glass with red and white Cornell emblem	Undated
Box 17	MU-2352a-2352b	Highball glass with red Cornell emblem	Undated
Box 20	MU-2371a-2371b	Cornell Alumni Reunion tin mug	1962
Box 20	MU-2372	Cornell Alumni Reunion tin mug	1963
Box 20	MU-2385a-2385b	Cornell Alumni Reunion tin mug	1964
Box 20	MU-421-422	Cornell Alumni Reunion tin mug	1966
Box 18	MU-2374	Cornell Alumni Reunion tin mug	1969
Box 18	MU-1322a-1322b	Cornell Class Reunion tin mug	1970
Box 18	MU-2386	Cornell Class Reunion tin mug	1971
Box 18	MU-2373a-2373b	Cornell Class Reunion tin mug	1972
Box 18	MU-2387a-2387b	Cornell Class Reunion tin mug	1974
Box 20	MU-1306	Tin mug with Cornell C and lion	Undated
Box 18	MU-1307, MU-2384	Cornell Class Reunion tin mug	1949
Box 17	MU-1284	Cornell glass, 1865-1965 with emblem	1965
Box 31	MU-3012	Cornell mug with Cornell tartan pattern	2018
Box 32	MU-4168	Cornell Opening Day glass	2001
Box 32	MU-4169	Cornell Opening Day glass	2002
Box 32	MU-4170	Cornell Opening Day glass	2006
Box 32	MU-3631	Cornell Homecoming mug	1987
Box 32	MU-3632	Cornell Homecoming mug	1991
		Series III. Cornell Plates (non-Wedgwood)
Box 26	Mu-578, MU-216	Souvenir plate showing 7 campus scenes	1893-1910
		Scope and Contents Flow blue plates by Rowland and Marsellus Co.
Box 26	MU-216	Plate with Cornell emblem in center and 6 building scenes	1904-06
		Scope and Contents Hallmarks: Royal Doulton England, Rothschild Bros., Ithaca NY
Box 27	MU-2501	Clear glass plate with "Cornell" etched on	Undated
Box 26	MU-2048	"Libe" tower plate	Undated
		Scope and Contents Image of McGraw tower in red in center, gold trim. American Decorators, Inc. Trenton NJ
Box 27	MU-1077	Painted plate with image of New York State Agriculture School	Undated
		Scope and Contents Made in Germany
Box 27	MU-1076	Red-rimmed plate	Undated
		Scope and Contents Red and gold emblem in the center, Schwarzburg hallmark
Box 26	MU-1121	Cornell Cooperative Extension Seventy-fifth Anniversary Banquet	1986-06-06
Box 27	MU-2502	Library Tower image ash tray	Undated