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McClung Permanent Exhibits

The Decorative Experience

Beautiful objects from all over the world reveal the universal human desire for aesthetic value as well as reflecting the culture, geography, and interaction of many different peoples, past and present.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PIERROT, Majolica; hand-decorated in enamel. Italy, early 20th century.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANGEL
Hand-carved wood covered in gesso, with gold leaf. 15th century Italian style, artist unknown.

A sampling of objects from the collection:

STERLING SILVER PUNCH BOWL.
Tiffany and Company, circa 1896.

William Edmondson Sculptures (1874-1951)

SHELL GORGET (PENDANT) WITH RATTLESNAKE MOTIF.
Late Mississippian period, circa AD 1450. Diameter 5.2 inches.