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Commemorative Plates
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
