Collection of New Orleans "Newcomb College" Commemorative Tableware
including seven plates and three demitasse cups and saucers, ca. late 1930s-1950s, made by Crown Ducal, England, expressly for Coleman E. Adler & Sons, Inc. Jewelers, New Orleans, with scenes of "Moss-Covered Dueling Oaks, City Park", "Tulane University of Louisiana - Gibson Hall", and "H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College - Newcomb Hall"; six plates of "H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, Tulane University", made by Copeland Spode, England; one plate of "Administration Building, Newcomb College, Tulane University" made by Wedgwood of Etruria & Barlaston, England; and one plate of "H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College - Newcomb Hall" made by Ducal, England; three plates of "Dixon Hall, Newcomb College" made by Copeland Spode, England; one plate of "Newcomb Gymnasium" made by Wedgwood, England; one "Newcomb College, 1886-1986" Commemorative Plate, designed by Mignon Faget. 26 pieces total

Provenance: Jean Bragg Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Notes: Crown Ducal was a trademark of the A. G. Richardson & Co., Ltd., an English earthenware and pottery firm that created for the Coleman E. Adler company two series of souvenir plates depicting iconic New Orleans sights in the mid-20th century. Adler''s marketed the commemorative series to locals and visitors to the city. For over 100 years, the family-owned Adler''s has been a leading jeweler in New Orleans and the Gulf South.

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