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“A Sentimental and Useful Memento” This set of four Wedgewood plates was commissioned in 1953 as a fundraiser for the Taft Alumni Association. The sepia images on the plates were designed by Clare Leighton, a well-known artist, engraver, and author who settled in the area near Watertown. Her images of HDT and CPT capture a quietness on campus. These plates were “sold without profit,” as the 1954 Taft Bulletin said, at $12 a set and were only available to alumni and friends of the school. —Beth Nolan Lovallo ’93, The Leslie D. Manning Archives
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The plates are named: 1. The Pond and Building 2. School from the Hill 3. Headmaster’s Circle 4. Front Campus
This original ad is from the back inside cover of the winter 1954 Bulletin. The plates must have sold out quickly, as the only two ads were in the fall 1953 and winter 1954 Bulletins.
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The set of four plates was dedicated to former headmasters Horace Taft and Paul Cruikshank. They were released about halfway through Mr. Cruikshank’s tenure.
