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COLLECTION Identifier: Dickinson Room

Dickinson family artifacts

A. Blue-and-white earthenware Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: I. Ceramics
A. Blue-and-white earthenware Digital Object
A. Blue-and-white earthenware Digital Object

Plate; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Foliage Border Series, title cartouche printed under rim: "Gunton Hall, Norfolk." England, factory unknown, probably made in Staffordshire; circa 1825., 1825. Digital

Plate; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Foliage Border Series, title cartouche printed under rim: "Gunton Hall, Norfolk." England, factory unknown, probably made in Staffordshire; circa 1825. Digital Object
Plate; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Foliage Border Series, title cartouche printed under rim: "Gunton Hall, Norfolk." England, factory unknown, probably made in Staffordshire; circa 1825. Digital Object
Plate; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Foliage Border Series, title cartouche printed under rim: "Gunton Hall, Norfolk." England, factory unknown, probably made in Staffordshire; circa 1825. Digital Object
Plate; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Foliage Border Series, title cartouche printed under rim: "Gunton Hall, Norfolk." England, factory unknown, probably made in Staffordshire; circa 1825. Digital Object
Plate; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Foliage Border Series, title cartouche printed under rim: "Gunton Hall, Norfolk." England, factory unknown, probably made in Staffordshire; circa 1825. Digital Object
Plate; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Foliage Border Series, title cartouche printed under rim: "Gunton Hall, Norfolk." England, factory unknown, probably made in Staffordshire; circa 1825. Digital Object

Sauce tureen with cover; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Shell Border Series with irregular center, maritime subject; one of a pair. Attributed to Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem, Staffordshire, England; circa 1825., 1825. Digital

Sauce tureen with cover; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Shell Border Series with irregular center, maritime subject; one of a pair. Attributed to Enoch Wood & Sons,  Burslem, Staffordshire, England; circa 1825. Digital Object
Sauce tureen with cover; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Shell Border Series with irregular center, maritime subject; one of a pair. Attributed to Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem, Staffordshire, England; circa 1825. Digital Object

Sauce tureen with cover; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Shell Border Series with irregular center, maritime subject; one of a pair. Attributed to Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem, Staffordshire, England; circa 1825., 1825. Digital

Sauce tureen with cover; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Shell Border Series with irregular center, maritime subject; one of a pair. Attributed to Enoch Wood & Sons,  Burslem, Staffordshire, England; circa 1825. Digital Object
Sauce tureen with cover; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Shell Border Series with irregular center, maritime subject; one of a pair. Attributed to Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem, Staffordshire, England; circa 1825. Digital Object

Stand or tray; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Shell Border Series with irregular center; title of view printed on stand face: "Chiswick on the Thames." Attributed to Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem, Staffordshire, England; circa 1825., 1825. Digital

Stand or tray; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Shell Border Series with irregular center; title of view printed on stand face: "Chiswick on the Thames." Attributed to Enoch Wood & Sons,  Burslem, Staffordshire, England; circa 1825. Digital Object
Stand or tray; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Shell Border Series with irregular center; title of view printed on stand face: "Chiswick on the Thames." Attributed to Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem, Staffordshire, England; circa 1825. Digital Object

Sauce boat; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Shell Border Series with irregular center, maritime subject. Attributed to Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem, Staffordshire, England; circa 1825., 1825. Digital

Sauce boat; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Shell Border Series with irregular center, maritime subject. Attributed to Enoch Wood & Sons,  Burslem, Staffordshire, England; circa 1825. Digital Object
Sauce boat; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Shell Border Series with irregular center, maritime subject. Attributed to Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem, Staffordshire, England; circa 1825. Digital Object
Sauce boat; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Shell Border Series with irregular center, maritime subject. Attributed to Enoch Wood & Sons,  Burslem, Staffordshire, England; circa 1825. Digital Object
Sauce boat; dark blue transfer-printed earthenware, Shell Border Series with irregular center, maritime subject. Attributed to Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem, Staffordshire, England; circa 1825. Digital Object

Teapot; white with gilt striping, floral gilding on spout, pattern number "71" painted in red enamel on underside. England, factory unknown; circa 1825., 1825. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: I. Ceramics / Sub-Series: B. White porcelain
Teapot; white with gilt striping, floral gilding on spout, pattern number "71" painted in red enamel on underside. England, factory unknown; circa 1825. Digital Object
Teapot; white with gilt striping, floral gilding on spout, pattern number "71" painted in red enamel on underside. England, factory unknown; circa 1825. Digital Object

Sugar bowl with cover; white with gilt decoration, pattern number "71" painted in red enamel on underside. England, factory unknown; circa 1825., 1825. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: I. Ceramics / Sub-Series: B. White porcelain
Sugar bowl with cover; white with gilt decoration, pattern number "71" painted in red enamel on underside. England, factory unknown; circa 1825. Digital Object
Sugar bowl with cover; white with gilt decoration, pattern number "71" painted in red enamel on underside. England, factory unknown; circa 1825. Digital Object

Creamer; white with gilt decoration, pattern number "71" painted in red enamel on underside. England, factory unknown; circa 1825., 1825. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: I. Ceramics / Sub-Series: B. White porcelain
Creamer; white with gilt decoration, pattern number "71" painted in red enamel on underside. England, factory unknown; circa 1825. Digital Object
Creamer; white with gilt decoration, pattern number "71" painted in red enamel on underside. England, factory unknown; circa 1825. Digital Object

Tea cups and saucers (three); white with gilt decoration; London shape; pattern number "71" painted in red enamel on underside. England, factory unknown; circa 1825., 1825. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: I. Ceramics / Sub-Series: B. White porcelain
Tea cups and saucers (three); white with gilt decoration; London shape; pattern number "71" painted in red enamel on underside. England, factory unknown; circa 1825. Digital Object
Tea cups and saucers (three); white with gilt decoration; London shape; pattern number "71" painted in red enamel on underside. England, factory unknown; circa 1825. Digital Object

Coffee cups and saucers (two); white with gilt decoration; London shape; pattern number "71" painted in red enamel on underside. England, factory unknown; circa 1825., 1825. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: I. Ceramics / Sub-Series: B. White porcelain
Coffee cups and saucers (two); white with gilt decoration; London shape; pattern number "71" painted in red enamel on underside. England, factory unknown; circa 1825. Digital Object
Coffee cups and saucers (two); white with gilt decoration; London shape; pattern number "71" painted in red enamel on underside. England, factory unknown; circa 1825. Digital Object

Plate; white porcelain with two gilt bands, one at outer edge, and one at center. France, possibly Limoge; circa 1860., 1860. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: I. Ceramics / Sub-Series: B. White porcelain
Plate; white porcelain with two gilt bands, one at outer edge, and one at center. France, possibly Limoge; circa 1860. Digital Object
Plate; white porcelain with two gilt bands, one at outer edge, and one at center. France, possibly Limoge; circa 1860. Digital Object

Epergne or compote; reticulated bowl, pedestal base, bowl and base held together with screw and wing nut. Maker unknown; circa 1840., 1840. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: I. Ceramics / Sub-Series: B. White porcelain
Epergne or compote; reticulated bowl, pedestal base, bowl and base held together with screw and wing nut. Maker unknown; circa 1840. Digital Object
Epergne or compote; reticulated bowl, pedestal base, bowl and base held together with screw and wing nut. Maker unknown; circa 1840. Digital Object

Epergne or compote; pierced decoration, three "paw" feet; factory mark "131" etched on underside. Maker unknown; circa 1840., 1840. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: I. Ceramics / Sub-Series: B. White porcelain
Epergne or compote; pierced decoration, three "paw" feet; factory mark "131" etched on underside. Maker unknown; circa 1840. Digital Object
Epergne or compote; pierced decoration, three "paw" feet; factory mark "131" etched on underside. Maker unknown; circa 1840. Digital Object

Fancy side chairs (three); imitation rosewood painting with stenciled and gilt decoration; fancy-sawed midbrace slat in cornucopia design; roll-top crest; painted rush seat. Attributed to Lambert Hitchcock, Hitchcock, Connecticut or David Alling, Newark, New Jersey; circa 1825-1835., 1825-1835. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: II. Furniture
Fancy side chairs (three); imitation rosewood painting with stenciled and gilt decoration; fancy-sawed midbrace slat in cornucopia design; roll-top crest; painted rush seat. Attributed to Lambert Hitchcock,  Hitchcock, Connecticut or David Alling,  Newark, New Jersey; circa 1825-1835. Digital Object
Fancy side chairs (three); imitation rosewood painting with stenciled and gilt decoration; fancy-sawed midbrace slat in cornucopia design; roll-top crest; painted rush seat. Attributed to Lambert Hitchcock, Hitchcock, Connecticut or David Alling, Newark, New Jersey; circa 1825-1835. Digital Object
Fancy side chairs (three); imitation rosewood painting with stenciled and gilt decoration; fancy-sawed midbrace slat in cornucopia design; roll-top crest; painted rush seat. Attributed to Lambert Hitchcock,  Hitchcock, Connecticut or David Alling,  Newark, New Jersey; circa 1825-1835. Digital Object
Fancy side chairs (three); imitation rosewood painting with stenciled and gilt decoration; fancy-sawed midbrace slat in cornucopia design; roll-top crest; painted rush seat. Attributed to Lambert Hitchcock, Hitchcock, Connecticut or David Alling, Newark, New Jersey; circa 1825-1835. Digital Object
Fancy side chairs (three); imitation rosewood painting with stenciled and gilt decoration; fancy-sawed midbrace slat in cornucopia design; roll-top crest; painted rush seat. Attributed to Lambert Hitchcock,  Hitchcock, Connecticut or David Alling,  Newark, New Jersey; circa 1825-1835. Digital Object
Fancy side chairs (three); imitation rosewood painting with stenciled and gilt decoration; fancy-sawed midbrace slat in cornucopia design; roll-top crest; painted rush seat. Attributed to Lambert Hitchcock, Hitchcock, Connecticut or David Alling, Newark, New Jersey; circa 1825-1835. Digital Object

Writing stand; square-top table or stand; tapered legs; single drawer with brass pull. Probably New England, unknown maker; circa 1830., 1830. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: II. Furniture
Writing stand; square-top table or stand; tapered legs; single drawer with brass pull. Probably New England, unknown maker; circa 1830. Digital Object
Writing stand; square-top table or stand; tapered legs; single drawer with brass pull. Probably New England, unknown maker; circa 1830. Digital Object

Empire side chair; vase-shaped splat beneath curved top rail; front legs in modified cabriole shape; plain rear legs; flare back in klismos shape; reupholstered stripe brocade on slip seat. Probably New England, unknown maker; circa 1830., 1830. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: II. Furniture
Empire side chair; vase-shaped splat beneath curved top rail; front legs in modified cabriole shape; plain rear legs; flare back in klismos shape; reupholstered stripe brocade on slip seat. Probably New England, unknown maker; circa 1830. Digital Object
Empire side chair; vase-shaped splat beneath curved top rail; front legs in modified cabriole shape; plain rear legs; flare back in klismos shape; reupholstered stripe brocade on slip seat. Probably New England, unknown maker; circa 1830. Digital Object
Empire side chair; vase-shaped splat beneath curved top rail; front legs in modified cabriole shape; plain rear legs; flare back in klismos shape; reupholstered stripe brocade on slip seat. Probably New England, unknown maker; circa 1830. Digital Object
Empire side chair; vase-shaped splat beneath curved top rail; front legs in modified cabriole shape; plain rear legs; flare back in klismos shape; reupholstered stripe brocade on slip seat. Probably New England, unknown maker; circa 1830. Digital Object

Bowfront chest of drawers; four full-length graduated drawers; contrasting stringing on drawers, top embellished with inlaid quarter-fans and border of mahogany veneer; Chippendale-style brass escutcheons and pulls with bail handles; quarter columns; molded base with bracket feet supported with glue blocks. New England, unknown maker; circa 1785-1810., 1785-1810. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: II. Furniture
Bowfront chest of drawers; four full-length graduated drawers; contrasting stringing on drawers, top embellished with inlaid quarter-fans and border of mahogany veneer; Chippendale-style brass escutcheons and pulls with bail handles; quarter columns; molded base with bracket feet supported with glue blocks. New England, unknown maker; circa 1785-1810. Digital Object
Bowfront chest of drawers; four full-length graduated drawers; contrasting stringing on drawers, top embellished with inlaid quarter-fans and border of mahogany veneer; Chippendale-style brass escutcheons and pulls with bail handles; quarter columns; molded base with bracket feet supported with glue blocks. New England, unknown maker; circa 1785-1810. Digital Object

Pianoforte; Renaissance revival square piano; floral and scroll carved legs and apron. Hallet, Davis & Co., Boston, Massachusetts; not before 1851., not before 1851. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: II. Furniture
Pianoforte; Renaissance revival square piano; floral and scroll carved legs and apron. Hallet, Davis & Co.,   Boston, Massachusetts; circa 1845-1851. Digital Object
Pianoforte; Renaissance revival square piano; floral and scroll carved legs and apron. Hallet, Davis & Co., Boston, Massachusetts; circa 1845-1851. Digital Object
Pianoforte; Renaissance revival square piano; floral and scroll carved legs and apron. Hallet, Davis & Co.,   Boston, Massachusetts; circa 1845-1851. Digital Object
Pianoforte; Renaissance revival square piano; floral and scroll carved legs and apron. Hallet, Davis & Co., Boston, Massachusetts; circa 1845-1851. Digital Object

Piano stool; pedestal-based with hexagonal seat upholstered in plush; hexagonal pedestal flares to ring and base with three ball and ring feet; screw mechanism for raising and lowering seat. American, unknown maker; circa 1845., 1845. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: II. Furniture
Piano stool; pedestal-based with hexagonal seat upholstered in plush; hexagonal pedestal flares to ring and base with three ball and ring feet; screw mechanism for raising and lowering seat. American, unknown maker; circa 1845. Digital Object
Piano stool; pedestal-based with hexagonal seat upholstered in plush; hexagonal pedestal flares to ring and base with three ball and ring feet; screw mechanism for raising and lowering seat. American, unknown maker; circa 1845. Digital Object

Desk and bookcase; three drawers below three shelves, glass doors with latticework panes; fold-out writing shelf with three inkwell compartments at upper right, writing surface covered in red baize and supported by two pull-out slides; tapered, reeded legs; broken-scroll pediment with brass ball finials; fan inlay, stringing, crossbanding, oval patera at center of pediment. American, unknown maker; circa 1820., 1820. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: II. Furniture
Desk and bookcase; three drawers below three shelves, glass doors with latticework panes; fold-out writing shelf with three inkwell compartments at upper right, writing surface covered in red baize and supported by two pull-out slides; tapered, reeded legs; broken-scroll pediment with brass ball finials; fan inlay, stringing, crossbanding, oval patera at center of pediment. American, unknown maker; circa 1820. Digital Object
Desk and bookcase; three drawers below three shelves, glass doors with latticework panes; fold-out writing shelf with three inkwell compartments at upper right, writing surface covered in red baize and supported by two pull-out slides; tapered, reeded legs; broken-scroll pediment with brass ball finials; fan inlay, stringing, crossbanding, oval patera at center of pediment. American, unknown maker; circa 1820. Digital Object
Desk and bookcase; three drawers below three shelves, glass doors with latticework panes; fold-out writing shelf with three inkwell compartments at upper right, writing surface covered in red baize and supported by two pull-out slides; tapered, reeded legs; broken-scroll pediment with brass ball finials; fan inlay, stringing, crossbanding, oval patera at center of pediment. American, unknown maker; circa 1820. Digital Object
Desk and bookcase; three drawers below three shelves, glass doors with latticework panes; fold-out writing shelf with three inkwell compartments at upper right, writing surface covered in red baize and supported by two pull-out slides; tapered, reeded legs; broken-scroll pediment with brass ball finials; fan inlay, stringing, crossbanding, oval patera at center of pediment. American, unknown maker; circa 1820. Digital Object

Lamp; brass font and stem; fluted stem rests on a square marble plinth; may originally have been a solar lamp, updated for use with kerosene, and electrified in the 20th century; replaced pink, floral globe; missing burner and clear glass chimney. Maker unknown, possibly Starr, Fellows and Company, New York; circa 1856., 1856. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: II. Furniture
Lamp; brass font and stem; fluted stem rests on a square marble plinth; may originally have been a solar lamp, updated for use with kerosene, and electrified in the 20th century; replaced pink, floral globe; missing burner and clear glass chimney. Maker unknown, possibly Starr, Fellows and Company,  New York; circa 1856. Digital Object
Lamp; brass font and stem; fluted stem rests on a square marble plinth; may originally have been a solar lamp, updated for use with kerosene, and electrified in the 20th century; replaced pink, floral globe; missing burner and clear glass chimney. Maker unknown, possibly Starr, Fellows and Company, New York; circa 1856. Digital Object

Tumbler; diamond diaper taper, colorless, blown molded in 3-part mold of geometric design: bands of vertical flutes above horizontal rings and diamond diapering, horizontal ring above vertical flutes around base; pontil mark. New England, probably Boston and Sandwich Glass Company; circa 1825-1835., 1825-1835. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: III. Glass
Tumbler; diamond diaper taper, colorless, blown molded in 3-part mold of geometric design: bands of vertical flutes above horizontal rings and diamond diapering, horizontal ring above vertical flutes around base; pontil mark. New England, probably Boston and Sandwich Glass Company; circa 1825-1835. Digital Object
Tumbler; diamond diaper taper, colorless, blown molded in 3-part mold of geometric design: bands of vertical flutes above horizontal rings and diamond diapering, horizontal ring above vertical flutes around base; pontil mark. New England, probably Boston and Sandwich Glass Company; circa 1825-1835. Digital Object

Cruet; red glass with gilt decoration, blown molded, narrow neck with ring, flanged lip, acorn-shaped stopper marked "24," "x" marked on base of cruet. Possibly Bohemia, maker unknown; circa 1840., 1840. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: III. Glass
Cruet; red glass with gilt decoration, blown molded, narrow neck with ring, flanged lip, acorn-shaped stopper marked "24," "x" marked on base of cruet. Possibly Bohemia, maker unknown; circa 1840. Digital Object
Cruet; red glass with gilt decoration, blown molded, narrow neck with ring, flanged lip, acorn-shaped stopper marked "24," "x" marked on base of cruet. Possibly Bohemia, maker unknown; circa 1840. Digital Object

Sugar bowl with cover; red glass with gilt decoration, vase- shaped bowl, domed cover with acorn-shaped stopper; "x" marked on base of bowl. Possibly Bohemia, maker unknown; circa 1840., 1840. Digital

FOUND IN: Houghton Library / Collection: Dickinson family artifacts / Series: III. Glass
Sugar bowl with cover; red glass with gilt decoration, vase- shaped bowl, domed cover with acorn-shaped stopper; "x" marked on base of bowl. Possibly Bohemia, maker unknown; circa 1840. Digital Object
Sugar bowl with cover; red glass with gilt decoration, vase- shaped bowl, domed cover with acorn-shaped stopper; "x" marked on base of bowl. Possibly Bohemia, maker unknown; circa 1840. Digital Object