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1. 1966.018.001.a - Sculpture

   This bronze relief sculpture depicts the profile of a masculine figure from the shoulders up. The figure is wearing a winged helmet and breast-plate with wings and a dragon. The figure is likely Hermes, the herald of the gods of ancient Greek religion, or Mercury of ancient Roman religion.

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2. 1966.018.001.b - Sculpture

   This bronze relief sculpture depicts a powerful, feminine profile from the shoulders up. The figure is wearing a helmet with a laurel wreath and Pegasuses on top. The breast-plate and/or scaled cloak (also known as the aegis) features the head of the gorgon Medusa. These are the standard iconographical attributes of Athena (Greek) / Minerva (Roman), an ancient goddess of wisdom and war.

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3. 1966.034 - Leaf

   This is a leaf from a late medieval/early Renaissance illuminated manuscript, specifically a special notice of St. Martin of Tours in Calendosa from a book of hours. The leaf is a single page with two sides, upon each of which are twelve lines of Latin in blackletter Gothic script. The first letter of each individual sentence is illuminated with blue and red paint and gold-leaf lettering as well as occasional decorative illumination within the li...

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4. 1968.003 - Print

   This print entitled "St. Basile célébrant le sacrifice de la messe" (St. Basil Celebrating the Sacrifice of the Mass [The Celebration of the Holy Mysteries]) is plate 12 from "Les Tableaux de Rome, Les Eglises Jubilaires" (Pictures of Rome, The Churches of Jubilee) by Jacques Callot. It depicts a religious ceremony from the 4th century lead by Basil of Caesarea. The image has an embossed border in the shape of an arch, like the structure of a chu...

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5. 1969.004.001 - Sculpture

   This sculpture is a feminine fertility figure, likely representing Astarte, a goddess of war, beauty, and hunting in Syro-Hittite and associated Mesopotamian cultures. The goddess's hands are held at her breasts. She is wearing a three-dimensional necklace and a rounded headdress, but she is flat along her backside. Her legs taper down until they almost reach a point. There is a large divot in her abdomen that may represent her navel. Her head is...

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6. 1969.004.002 - Sculpture

   This sculpture is a female fertility figure, likely the goddess Astarte of war and sexual love. Its tapered arms extend from side to side. It wears a wide necklace, a narrow girdle, and a squared headdress. A hole in the front torso represents the navel. The head has two large round eyes with divots, similar to a bird. The sculpture is of Syro-Hittite origin from 1500-1800 B.C.

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7. 1969.004.003 - Sculpture

   This sculpture is a female fertility figure, likely the goddess Astarte of war and sexual love. It wears a triple necklace, crossed lines on the body, and a double girdle. The sculpture's legs narrow down to a point. The arms extend from side to side and taper. There is a divot in the abdomen. There are four holes in the headdress. There is a disc on its forehead. The sculpture is of Syro-Hittite origin from 1500-1800 B.C.

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8. 1969.021.039 - Artwork

   This art piece was part of the Exceptional Child Exhibition at the Reece Museum in 1968. This is a black and white copy of the original print printed on photo paper. It depicts a person kneeling with cross-shaped gravestones behind them. A prayer or poem in English is printed above, beside, and below the figure. The text is a variation of a Eleanor Roosevelt's wartime prayer that she kept in her wallet throughout WWII and after. The ar...

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9. 1970.001.099 - Quartz

   This is an egg-shaped bloodstone or heliotrope. The donor believed this artifact was acquired in England in the nineteenth century. The description of the artifact from the donor reads as follows: "Blood stone; shaped like goose egg; used many years ago to hold in hand during periods of pain in hopes that coolness of stone would draw out pain." This stone of heliotrope, also known as bloodstone, has been shaped to resemble a goose egg. It is ...

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10. 1971.012 - Print

    "Voici la Bonne-Déesse, l'Ideenne des montagnes (Here is the Good Goddess, the Idaean mother of the mountains)" shows a figure in the foregrounds with cliffs in the background and what appears to be a halo around the figure's head. This piece is a print from the series "La Tentation De Saint Antoine" (The Temptation of Saint Anthony) based on the novel of the same name by Gustave Flaubert. The scene depicted is from a chapter of the text calle...

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11. 1973.010.036 - Doll

    This is a masculine doll wearing traditional Kurdish clothing. The doll wears a long black coat or robe, an orange and gold striped top, a white pshtwen (sash or cummerbund) with golden embroidery, baggy black sharwall or salvar (pants), black leather shoes, and a burgundy skullcap with a white scarf wrapped around it (imamah). The doll holds misbaha (prayer beads) with a tassel in the right hand. The beard and hair appear to be real hair. ...

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12. 1973.010.060 - Doll

    This masculine doll is dressed in clothing traditional clothing of the Ottoman Empire or its descendent countries. This doll wears a headdress consisting of a white yarn sarik or turban with a pink/red peak, likely the underlayer. The turban is missing a decoration on the front, likely a jewel. The long kaftan (outer robe) has fur trim. A yellow kusak (sash) holds the striped robe closed. A checked underlayer is visible underneath. The trouser...

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13. 1981.006.001 - Bible

    This Bible belonged to Lt. Larkin Junius Curtis (1835-1864). There is a handwritten inscription in the Bible that reads as follows: "This Bible belonged to Lieut. Larkin Junius Curtis, Wilkesboro, NC, Co. B., First North Carolina Regiment of Infantry, State Troops. He carried it in a leather case supported by a strap around his neck. He was killed instantly while leading the regiment in a charge on enemy breastworks at the Battle of Spotsylva...

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14. 1981.006.002 - Bible

    This Bible belonged to Finley P. Curtis Sr. (1841-1922). There is a handwritten inscription in the Bible that reads as follows: "This was my father's Bible (Finley Patterson Curtis, Wilkesboro, NC) Co. B, First North Carolina Infantry Regiment of State Troops. He carried it in a leather case supported by a strap around his neck. The strap was severed by a Minnie ball in the Battle of Chancellorsville, VA on May 3, 1863 where he was criti...

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15. 1981.009 - Painting

    This untitled religious artwork is a reverse painting on glass. It depicts a woman in a white dress clinging to a Christian cross in a stormy sea, a version of the motif called "The Rock of Ages" after the 1763 hymn by Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady. This motif was very popular during the Victorian period. A shaft of light brightens the woman's face and the stone cross. She kneels on a red textile. The cross and the rocks below have bits o...

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16. 1982.010.005 - Dress, Wedding

    This off-white dress with a bustle and train was the 1885 wedding dress of Ida Eisemann, née Gump (1863-1922). Fake flowers sit above the chest on the wearer's left hand side. The dress is one piece, with the front skirt, back skirt, and bodice pieces attached. The front of the bodice has been let out at some point, and the holes where the buttons were previously can be seen on the left side of the chest. The crocheted lace on the chest was likel...

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17. 1999.014.009.a - Bible

    This Bible is referred to as "The Pronouncing Bible" and is a version of the Holy Bible that includes the Old and New Testaments. "This Bible was bought at an auctionsale of Sam Wine by Mrs. J. Burton Geugerg, Sr. T'was then drawn by Margaret Ellen on June 1, 1963 at the home place. Signed, Margaret E. Smith" is written on the back of the cover. This inscription was dated June 2, 1963. "Catharine Wine" is signed in a calligraphic style on t...

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18. 2004.019.009 - Artwork

    This religious icon woodblock print features a cryptic figure wearing an indistinguishable garment with a cross visible on its chest. The rough relief aesthetic that defines the figure is juxtaposed with a bright, floral background. Jim Collins was a Professor of Art at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga from 1966-1983. He received an A.B. from Marshall University (WV), a M.P.H. degree from University of Michigan, and a M.F.A. i...

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19. 2006.001.088 - Stamp, Postage

    This 35-cent stamp displays an image of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Lourdes in Liège, Belgium. The stamp says the words "België" and "Belgique" which are the Dutch and French words for "Belgium," respectively. There is an ink postmark across the bottom left corner. The bottom of the stamp reads: Liège 1939 Luik. "Liège" is the French name for the city while "Luik" is the Dutch name. The stamp is still attached to a cut...

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20. 2006.001.096 - Poem

    This religious poem is likely clipped from a magazine. The poem refers to sections of gospels in the New Testament of the Christian Bible, specifically the miracles of multiplying bread and fish and the transformation of water to wine by Jesus of Nazareth. The poem reads as follows: Miracles by George Starbuck Galbra...[page is damaged] [possibly George Starbuck Galbraith] In wonderment they held their breath When the Man from Naz[ar...

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21. 2006.004.001 - Print

    Primitive Baptist Church was the first church to be established in Cades Cove. The church was founded in 1827 and continued to be a place of worship in the Cove until the 1960s. This print is titled "Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church" and is print 12/1000. It is a grayscale stipple print reproduction. The central image of the print is a white church with a steeple, an open front door, and three windows visible to the viewer on the left sid...

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22. 2013.003.016 - Book

    This leatherbound Bible features the text "Dr. C.C. Sherrod" inscribed on the cover in gold lettering. "C.C. Sherrod" is written on the front page in purple ink. "From The S.C. William Bible Class Dec. 25, 1926." is written underneath in blue ink. There is a bookmark on a page with a map of the Mediterranean Sea. The bookmark features a picture of a blonde, blue-eyed boy with a doll and the quote "He who dries her brother's tears, Will never w...

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23. 2017.001.002 - Quilt

    This quilted textile shows the history of the Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting held in 1820. The meeting was part of a larger movement of religious revival or "Great Awakening" in the United States starting in the 1700s. The fabric is screen-printed with images of the congregation, building, and hymns on the margins. It was commissioned by the Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and Services (CASS) as part of the Tennessee Homecoming in 1986...

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24. 2017.001.004 - Quilt

    This quilted textile has screenprinted outline portraits, a church, and text over a background of red and blue tones. It depicts the Bethel Christian Church (1859) in Jonesborough, Tennessee, a historically Black church. It was commissioned by the Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and Services as part of Tennessee Homecoming 1986. This quilt features purple, red, dark teal, pink and maroon hues. The quilt also features six faces and...

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25. 2018.016.021 - Painting

    This painting depicts a building, the former Church of the Savior in Rybinsk, Russia. The building is depicted in gray-tones gouache and surrounded by green trees with the raw red-orange color of the inner birch bark is visible in the background. There are four towers on the church topped with golden onion-shaped domes and crosses. The building is outlined in tusche, a black greasy material that can be used as ink. On the back of this paintin...

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26. 2020.007.002 - Crucifix

    This celluloid crucifix is mounted on red velvet within an antique Parisian frame. The donor writes: "The corpus of this crucifix is made of celluloid and was probably molded in the late 1880s. At the time, celluloid was seen as a substitute of elephant ivory and often disguised as such. When viewed under a 10 x magnifying glass one can see slightly greyish parallel lines embedded in the material of the corpus' chest, the 'INRI' plaque, and ...

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27. 2021.005.029 - Sculpture

    The three-dimensional standing female figure is wood covered in white beads. The beads on the face, breasts, and hands are painted green. The eyes and lips are painted a darker green. The body's beads are painted brown. Beaded necklaces or sashes hang sideways on the body. The figure's hands rest on her belly. This figure is likely a royal female prestige or ancestor figure from the west coast of Africa, probably Cameroon. These statues ref...

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28. 2021.005.030 - Sculpture

    This is an anthropomorphic female figure bisected by a round calabash gourd. It was once painted, but much of the paint has worn off. The figure has beaded bracelets on the arms and anklets on the legs. The gourd is surrounded by a large net. The figure has a belt with dangling cypraea / cowrie shells. As far back as 40,000 years ago, humans used visual art to capture the oral tradition and preserve ancient stories for future generations. The ...

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29. 2023.012.001 - Basket

    Kudzu basket handcrafted by the late Reverend Jimmy Morrow of Cocke County, Tennessee. This basket is circular in shape and does not feature a handle. The dried kudzu is a dark green-brown hue. According to Jimmy's wife, Jimmy learned how to make these baskets "from mountain people."

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30. 2023.012.002 - Basket

    This kudzu basket was handcrafted by the late Reverend Jimmy Morrow of Cocke County, Tennessee. This basket is circular in shape and features a singular curved handle. The dried kudzu is a dark green-brown hue. According to Jimmy's wife, Mrs. Pamela Morrow, Jimmy learned how to make these baskets "from mountain people."

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