International Wild Rose Sterling Silver Flatware Service

Mid-20th century, (235) piece set including: (20) knives (9 5/8 in.); (20) knives (9 1/4 in.); (7) forks (7 3/8 in.); (23) salad forks (6 1/8 in.); (67) teaspoons; (12) oval soup spoons; (12) seafood cocktail forks; (24) iced tea spoons; (22) butter individual spreaders with stainless blades; (2) shell sugar spoons; (1) flat handle master butter knife; (4) tablespoons; (3) pierced vegetable spoons; (3) medium solid cold meat serving forks; (1) salad serving fork; (2) shell gravy ladles; (2) shell cream ladles; (2) pierced bon bon spoons; (2) lemon forks; (1) pie server; (1) cake knife; and a pair of two-piece carving knife and fork sets. All without monograms.

182.75 weighable total troy oz.

From the Historic Collection of Limestone University, Gaffney, South Carolina
Limestone College, now Limestone University, was founded in 1845 in Gaffney, South Carolina, by English-born Baptist minister Dr. Thomas Curtis and his son William. Originally established as the Limestone Springs Female High School, it was among the first women’s colleges in the nation and the very first in the state. The institution found its early roots in a former resort hotel near healing springs, later struggling due to the Civil War and Reconstruction. It revived in 1881 as the Cooper‑Limestone Institute, thanks to benefaction from industrialist Peter Cooper, and adopted the name Limestone College.

Some light scratches; one spoon with slight misshaping to the stem; overall good estate condition.