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.




Mount Vernon's Harvard pattern dates back to 1914.




Mount Vernon's Princeton pattern was introduced in 1915.




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

H239 by Gorham

Gorham's H239 pattern is described as a "pierced floral" pattern.

Strawberry Fork (5 1/8 inches)

Bread Knife

The Bread Knife is one of the largest pieces in any pattern. The serrated blade makes it easy to identify from other large knives, such as Roast Caving knives. However, there are a few patterns with Bread Knives that do not have serrated blades, such as Towle's TWS 350.

H140 by Gorham (15 inches)



TWS 350 by Towle (13 1/2 inches)



Princess Elizabeth by National (10 7/8 inches)




Essex by Durgin (13 inches)

BMS 50 by Baker Manchester

The design of BMS 50 by Baker Manchester is one of scrolls, similar to a Rococo pattern.

Orange spoon  (5 3/8 inches)

CBM3 by Campbell Metcalf

Campbell Metcalf's CBN 3 dates back to 1892.

Bon Bon Spoon (5 1/8 inches)




Relish Spoon (6 1/2 inches)

TWS 226 by Towle

Another unique Towle pattern is TWS226. 

Demitasse  (4 3/8 inches)

TWS 327 by Towle

Towle's TWS 327 dates back to 1890 and is a lovely pattern with a design of scrolls.

Pie Knife 9 inches  

TWS 350 by Towle

Continuing our look at the "Numbered" patterns of different manufacturers, this is Towle's TWS 350.


Cake Knife


Filet Knife (9 3/8 inches)

H408 by Gorham

Gorham's H408 pattern dates back to 1900. It is a lovely pattern, however long since discontinued with few examples. 

Ice Cream Serving Ladle

The Ice Cream Serving Ladle does not resemble other tyical style ladles, such as cream, soup, mustard, and oyster ladles,  to name a few. I could only find this piece manufactored by several French Company. Most were found in patterns by Puiforcat, a company based in Paris, that dates back to 1820. And, then could only 1 example of the piece.

Royal by Puiforcat (10 inches)