The Story Behind this Blog

Being from the South, Silver is a very big part of my life. It doesn't have anything to do with wealth. Although those with more money - old money, tend to have more of it. New money tend not to spend their money on Silver. They do not have the appreciation for the warmth of the metal, the beauty of the patina, the story it tells of the generations past who have used it. A true southern girl comes of age when she chooses her silver pattern, long before she chooses her mate. If she is smart, she chooses that of her mother, grandmother, or favorite great aunt who in their benevolence will pass their silver on to her. It is the pieces in those sets, the pieces on our tables, along with the pieces we find in the corners of the displays in antique stores that prompted me to start this blog. They are beautiful, they are odd, but what are they, and what in the hell do you do with them?

Friday, April 17, 2020

Ivy League Patterns

I'm not sure if these patterns were named in honor of the Ivy League schools sharing the same name. In doing some research I was able to find patterns named after 4 of the original 6 colleges. I could not find a pattern for Princeton or Brown, And the Yale pattern is not sterling but silver plate. (Although, in all fairness, the silver plate of 1894 is very heavy and has much more sterling in its mix than plate of later years.)

 Durgin introduced their Dartmouth pattern in 1917.
Durgin Dartmouth (Sterling, 1917) Fork

Mount Vernon's Harvard pattern dates back to 1914.

Mount Vernon Harvard (Sterling, 1914) Large Sugar Sifter


Mount Vernon's Princeton pattern was introduced in 1915.

Mount Vernon Princeton (Sterling, 1915) Teaspoon


Yale is a silver plate pattern by International that dates back to 1894.

International Silver Yale I (Silverplate, 1894) Individual Salad Fork

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