New Acquisitions & Donations

Each quarter the Tennessee State Museum receives numerous donations for the museum collection. Several objects are also acquired for the collection

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	Left: Internationally acclaimed musician and Grammy & CMA award winner Charlie McCoy donated a hat, photographs, and other items to the collection. Pictured here with Lois Riggins-Ezzell Right: Isaac Hayes performance costume, late 1900s to early 2000s
	Left: (L to R) Executive Director Lois Riggins-Ezzell with artist Kent Baldwin and Director of Collections Dan Pomeroy accepting a hand-engraved silver bracelet with gold overlay, 2006 to 2011 and hand-engraved silver letter opener with walnut handle, 2006 to 2011 Right: Tall chest, 1800 to 1810, from Greene County, TN
Silver presentation Ewer to Gov. James C. Jones, 1843	Sword, 1802 to 1814, used at the Battle of New Orleans, War of 1812 —currently undergoing conservation	Henry rifle, 1864
Portrait miniature, about 1851, by John Wood Dodge	Carte-de-visite photograph, 1863 to 1865, showing Davidson County Courthouse, by T. M. Schleier