Commemorative Plates

180th Anniversary Commemorative Plates, 1953

Four Wedgwood china plates commemorating the 180th Anniversary of Dickinson College in 1953.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00463

Location: Shelf 24

Subject: Commemorative Plates, West College (Old West), East College, Denny Hall, Wedgwood, Anniversaries, Old Stone Steps

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

180th Anniversary Commemorative Plates, 1953

Four Wedgwood plates featuring different views of Dickinson College, including Old West, the Old Stone Steps, Denny Hall, and East College.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00260

Location: Shelf 24

Subject: Commemorative Plates, Denny Hall, East College, West College (Old West), Anniversaries, Wedgwood, Old Stone Steps

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

180th Anniversary Commemorative Plates, 1953

Two designs from the set of Wedgwood plates prepared for the 180th anniversary of Dickinson College and issued in 1953, featuring views of Denny Hall and the Old Stone Steps.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00261

Location: Shelf 24

Subject: Commemorative Plates, Denny Hall, Old Stone Steps, Anniversaries, Wedgwood

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Allison Memorial Church plate

China plate with oil-lamp and flower pattern, black engraving of Allison Memorial Church in center.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00257

Location: Shelf 26

Subject: Commemorative Plates, Methodist Church, Religion and Spirituality

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Allison Memorial Church plate, 1992

Commemorative plate with view of Allison Church in black, and brief history of the church printed on back. The text on the plate indicates that 1992 marks Allison United Methodist Church's 200th anniversary.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00256

Location: Shelf 26

Subject: Religion and Spirituality, Commemorative Plates, Anniversaries

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Bicentennial Plate, 1972

Dickinson College Bicentennial Plate from September 1972.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00472

Location: Shelf 26

Subject: Commemorative Plates, Anniversaries, Bicentennial, West College (Old West), Plate

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Carlisle Bi-Centennial Commemorative Plate, 1951

A white plate with scalloped edges and a gold trim. In the center of the plate is a collage of illustrations in red of important sites in Carlisle, including (clockwise from the top) the Cumberland County Courthouse, Dickinson School of Law's Trickett Hall, County Jail, the Doorway of Old West, the Molly Pitcher Monument, and Hoff Hall, the USAF Information School on the Carlisle Barracks. This object belonged to Velva Diven Daihl, class of 1927. 

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2012.6_1

Location: Shelf 34

Subject: Commemorative Plates, Carlisle

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Carlisle souvenir plate, c.1910

Blue and white plate featuring “New Denny Hall” and images of other landmarks in Carlisle and at the Carlisle Indian School.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00580

Location: Shelf 28

Subject: Commemorative Plates, Carlisle, Denny Hall

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

First Presbyterian Church Commemorative Plate, 1951

White china plate commemorating the First Presbyterian Church from 1951.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00439

Location: Shelf 24 (housed with AC 00438)

Subject: First Presbyterian Church, Commemorative Plates

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Joseph Priestley Commemorative Plate

White Wedgwood plate with profile of Joseph Priestley in center in black.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00438

Location: Shelf 24 (housed with AC 00439)

Subject: Commemorative Plates, Wedgwood

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Mt. Holly Springs plate

Ceramic plate with gilded edge with engraved image of Mt. Holly Springs park in black, produced by Charles F. Himes.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00252

Location: Shelf 26

Subject: Commemorative Plates, Cumberland County

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Pewter Plate with College Seal

A medium-sized Pewter Plate with a Dickinson College seal on one side. It was given to Philip Capice (Class of 1952).

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 2016.4_17

Location: Shelf 40 (Box 4)

Subject: Commemorative Plates, Plate, College Seal

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

Plate, 1963

Silver plate with ornate borders and inscription "Dr. Prinz/A Dedicated Man/Respectfully Economics 74/Dickinson 7-26-63." Dr. Arthur Max Prinz was a Professor of Economics from 1948 to 1966.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00251

Location: Shelf 26

Subject: Commemorative Plates, Plate

Format: Miscellaneous

West College plate

China plate with gilt trim, manufactured by Lenox. It features the college seal in gold at the top, and West College in black in the center. On the back, the plate notes the 200th anniversary of the college (1773-1973), with a date of September 1952. The plate appears to be the first issued of this special design, with a gold "1" appearing below the Lenox logo.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00253

Location: Shelf 26

Subject: West College (Old West), Commemorative Plates

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

West College plate

China plate with gilt trim, manufactured by Lenox. It features the college seal in gold at the top, and West College in black in the center. On the back, the plate notes the 200th anniversary of the college (1773-1973), with a date of September 1972. This plate is numbered 436.

Artifact/Collection Number: AC 00823

Location: Shelf 26

Subject: West College (Old West), Commemorative Plates

Format: Glassware/Ceramics

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