Object of the Month

The Star
The Star, 1918, Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (American, 1880–1980), Bronze, Bequest of Frederick T. and Valerie K. L. Bonham, 1958.5.119.

Hugh Lawson McClung
Hugh Lawson McClung (1839-1862), 1860, Knaffl & Bros. Photography, Cabinet card, Bequest of Judge John Webb Green and Ellen McClung […]

Roman Imperial Coin of Galeria Valeria
Roman Imperial Coin of Galeria Valeria, 305-311 CE, Bronze, Gift of Arthur G. and Roswitha Haas, 2015.7.108. The reverse of […]

Untitled (Japanese Woman in Winter Dress)
Untitled (Japanese Woman in Winter Dress), c. 1880, Unknown creator, Hand-tinted albumen print, Gift of Mrs. Gertrude Dempster, 1979.4.1.38. In […]

Hoarfrost on Birches
Hoarfrost on Birches, c. 1905, Geoffrey Roland Ballance (British, 1874-1934), Photograph, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bailey Audigier, 1934.1.AU.518. Geoffrey […]

Snow Lark Bunting
Snow Lark Bunting, Plate 15, 1840-1844, John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851), Lithograph, from Birds of America first octavo edition, Philadelphia, […]

Santa Milk Pitcher
Santa Milk Pitcher, c. 1910, Royal Bayreuth, Tettau, Germany, Porcelain, Gift of Nella C. Moss, 1936.4.625. The museum’s pitcher collection […]

Holiday Card
Holiday Card, c. 1935, Photograph and paper, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bailey Audigier, 1934.1.AU.30. This holiday card features […]

Whiskey Medicine Bottle
Whiskey Medicine Bottle, c. 1909, R.M. Rose Co., Chattanooga, Tennessee and Jacksonville, Florida, Transfer from University of Tennessee, Barbara Blount […]

Desolation
Desolation, 1873, A. Wordsworth Thompson (American, 1840-1896), Oil on canvas, Gift of Sheila and Alvin Ukman, 1976.8.1. Wordsworth Thompson’s painting […]