Tableware
Correspondence and records related to the Harvard College Plate, 1736-1923
Harvard University china collection, circa 1800-2007
Harvard College reunion mugs and goblets, 1891-1915
Harvard China collection : Wedgwood china, 1927-1951
Dining trays used in Harkness Commons, circa 1950
Harvard teacups and saucers manufactured by Wedgewood, 1951
General information about Harvard University china
General information about pewter related to Harvard
Frederick Sayford Bacon scrapbook, 1903-1918 Contains a “Baldwin Finback Drinking Cup” made of paper with the Harvard 1912 20-0 football victory over Yale penned on it.
Utensils
College Books, 1636-1827 The records include inventories of utensils in the kitchen and Buttery.
Records of gifts and donations, 1643-1955 Contains a one-page inventory of gifts of silver dishware and utensils.
Harvard Commons Records, 1686-1829 Material culture is heavily represented in the collection, particularly through lists of utensils purchased or owned by the College.
Early Faculty minutes, 1725-1806 The volume of official minutes, September 24, 1725-March 3, 1752, has two inventories tipped in to the back, one of utensils in the kitchen and another of utensils in the Buttery.