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Circular wood carving, 28 cm diameter, depicting a female bust with flowers. Stored in a conservation box.

Pair of pewter candlesticks, 23 cm high. Stored in a conservation box.

Cast iron sheep-brand, 50 cm long, with a candlestick brand motif. A paper label attached to the handle reads: 'One of Butler's Sheep brands from Mesopotamia N.Z. Sent by Mr. L.G.D. Acland See his letters herewith 6 Dec. 1925 & 23 Sept. 1926 See also my Introduction to the Shrewsbury Edition of Erewhon Revisited Vol XVI Henry Festing Jones 25 Jan 1927'. The brand is stored in the wooden crate (approx. 52 x 12 x 15 cms) in which Henry Festing Jones sent it to St John's College from London; the crate bears a postmark and a nine pence stamp. Transcipts of the letters referred to on the label are in the collection at VIII/16/3/6.

Pair of chamois horns on an oval wood mount, 16 cm high, given to Samuel Butler by Dionigi Negri. Inscription on mount reads: 'Samuel Butler dall'amico suo Dionigi Negri Varallo Sesia 1889.' Stored in a conservation box.

One plate, 22 cm diameter, depicting a cow stood beneath a tree ["Three Acres and a Cow"; see note in Henry Festing Jones's 1921 catalogue, p.56]. Two brown glazed dishes, from Germany or Switzerland: one, 27.5 cm diameter, with a light pattern of lines and dots; one, 29.5 cm diameter, with a heavy floral-pattern border. Stored in a conservation box.

Four copper plate engravings mounted on wooden blocks, of the illustrations printed with Butler's articles in the Universal Review, 1888-89 . Stored in a conservation box.

Wooden table-top sloping desk, measuring 46 x 32 x 8 cms when folded flat. [This is the sloping desk Butler used to write on in Clifford's Inn; see note in Henry Festing Jones's catalogue, p.55.]

Camping stool, comprising a set of wooden legs 61 cm high, and a stitched leather seat; used for sketching outdoors.

Wooden cabinet, measuring 24 x 21 x 12 cms, with six drawers (two concealed behind a panel). This is the larger of two Japanese cabinets in the collection; the smaller is XI/5/1. [The cabinets are referred to in a letter from Miss Savage to Butler dated 18 April 1882, indicating that Butler had acquired them before that date. See note in Henry Festing Jones's catalogue, pp.54-55.]

Wooden chair with cane seat, upholstered arms and casters on feet. A brass plaque mounted on the seat front reads 'Samuel Butler's Chair 1835-1902. Gift of Jonathan Cape Limited 1967.'