Piñata-torito, papier-mâché, c.1940, gift of  Aaron J. Sharp, 1972.7.12 Although more commonly used for birthday parties in the United States, bashing […]

Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius), found by Dr. Paul Parmalee, unknown date, 0000.99.574. The passenger pigeon was one of the most numerous birds […]

Pocket watch, 1793, silver and gold, gift of Sue Matt Meriwether Hotchkiss,  1960.8.1. This pocket watch belonged to General David […]

Black and white postcard, Bakuba or Kuba ethnic group, c. 1948-1960, gift of Madge Rice, 1972.16.7.1 This postcard shows the […]

The Dallas Morning News newspaper, November 23, 1963, published by George Dealey, donated by Fred Coram. 1968.1.1.1. On this day […]

Model of the Taj Mahal, stone, purchased in 1959, Agra, India, gift of John S. Van Gilder, 1960.4.2. The Taj […]

Ceramic female figurine, c. 100 BCE-250 CE, Nayarit, 2017.3.1 This proud new addition to the McClung collection is a ceramic […]

Passing the Baton, R. Tate McKenzie (Canadian 1867-1938), 1934, plaster frieze, donated by Joseph B. Wolffe, 2011.36. Not all artists […]

Pitcher, German, c.1898-1934, by bequest of Nella Moss, 1936.4.1562. Not all jack-o’-lanterns look as chipper as this one, and for […]

Peso note, c. 1944, Japanese (made for Philippine use), paper, gift of the University of Tennessee Alumni Association, 1945.1.519.34. Just […]