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Non-manuscript Poe Artifacts

Locks of Hair

• A lock of Poe's hair and of Virginia's, formerly owned by the Herring and Warden families (Poe Society of Baltimore, kept at Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore)  (B & W Photograph: Phillips, Poe the Man, p. 699.)
• A lock of Poe's hair (Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore)
• A lock of Poe's hair (Richard Gimbel collection, Philadelphia Free Library, Philadelphia)
• A lock of Poe's hair, formerly owned by Dr. J. E. Snodgrass (Poe Foundation, Richmond)
• Gold Brooch presented by Poe to Sarah E. Shelton (Contains a lock of Poe's hair) (Formerly in the collection of Oliver R. Barrett, Chicago, Ill. Current location unknown.) (Photograph: Phillips, Poe the Man, p. 1491.)
• A few strands of Poe's hair, formerly owned by the Warden family (Private collector, Baltimore)

• A pen holder made from a fragement of Poe's original coffin (The Poe Society, Baltimore)
• A fragment of Poe's original coffin (Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore)
• A fragment of Poe's original coffin (19th century Bookshop, Baltimore)

• An embroidered silk vest (Considered Poe's by family tradition) (Poe Foundation, Richmond)
• An lady's hat and stockings (Considered Maria Clemm's by family tradition) (Poe Foundation, Richmond)

• Poe's desk from The Southern Literary Messenger office (Koester Collection, University of Texas, Austin, Texas)
• The bed in which Virginia died (Poe Cottage, Bronx Historical Society, New York)
• Poe's rocking chair (Poe Cottage, Bronx Historical Society, New York) (Photograph: Phillips, Poe the Man, p. 1544.)
• Fortepiano belonging to Rosalie Poe (Poe's sister) (Poe Foundation, Richmond)
• Furniture from Moldavia (Poe Foundation, Richmond)
• Two Federal Chairs from Moldavia (Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore)
• A candlestand (thought to be from Poe's room at the U. of Va) (Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore)
• Mantelpiece from the room in which Poe wrote "The Raven," formerly in the home of the Brennan family (Hall of Philosophy, Columbia University, New York) (Photograph: Phillips, Poe the Man, p. 889.)
• Mantelpiece from Poe's Philadelphia home (removed to the home of Dr. Matthew Woods on Broad Street, Philadelphia) (Photograph: Phillips, Poe the Man, p. 797.)
• Three wooden chairs from Poe's Philadelphia home (Attributed to Poe by family tradition of the owners of the house. Current location unknown.) (Photograph in Phillips, Poe the Man, p. 826.)

Books Poe Owned

• Poe's Bible, given to him by Maria Clemm (Bronx Historical Society, New York) (Photograph: Phillips, Poe the Man, p. 1545.) (This item is currently unlocated, although it should be among the materials on deposit at the New York Public Library.)
• Poe's copy of  Fabulae Aesopi Selectae or Select Fables of Aesop, Baltimore: Joseph Cushing, 1817. (University of Texas, Austin)
• Poe's copy of  John Bunyan's The Holy Was Made by King Shaddai upon Diabolus, Pittsburgh: John I. Kay & Co, 1831. (University of Texas, Austin)
• Poe's copy of  Rev. Thomas Chalmers' On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as Manifested in the Adaptation of External Nature to the Moral and Intellectual Constitution of Man, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1833. (University of Texas, Austin)

• Poe's trunk (Poe Foundation, Richmond) (Photograph: Phillips, Poe the Man, p. 1565.)
• Poe's boot hooks (Poe Foundation, Richmond)
• Poe's walking stick (Poe Foundation, Richmond)
• Poe's telescope (Poe House and Museum, Baltimore)
• Gold Brooch given to Sarah Elmira Shelton (See locks of hair)
• mother-of-pearl purse given by Poe to Elmira (Formerly in the collection of Oliver R. Barrett, Chicago, Ill. Current location unknown.) (Photograph: Phillips, Poe the Man, p. 228.)
• Perfume bottle belonging to Virginia Poe (Poe Society of Baltimore, kept at Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore) (Photograph: Phillips, Poe the Man, p. 698.)
• Miniature wine glass belonging to Virginia Poe (Poe Society of Baltimore, kept at Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore) (Photograph: Phillips, Poe the Man, p. 698.)
• Poe's portable writing desk, used while he was attending the University of VA (Poe House and Museum, Baltimore)
• China and crystal from Moldavia  (Poe House and Museum, Baltimore)
• Chinese puzzle given by Poe to Miss Sarah Miller (Formerly in the collection of Mr. Albert Davis. Current location unknown.) (Photograph: Phillips, Poe the Man, p. 1491.)

A mantle clock in the Poe Cottage was previously believed to be Poe's, but doubt has been cast on this attribution. (Bronx Historical Society, New York) (Photograph: Phillips, Poe the Man, p. 1543.)
 

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