254 DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN MUSEUMS 



PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM. (Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park.) 



Staff. Director, and curator of American pottery and porcelain, 

 Edwin Atlee Barber; Assistant curator, Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson; 

 Honorary curators, F. D. Langenheim (numismatics), Mrs. John 

 Harrison (textiles, lace, and embroidery), Mrs. Jones Wister (orien- 

 tal pottery), Alfred D. Pell (European porcelain), Cornelius Steven- 

 son (arms and armor), Mrs. W. D. Frishmuth (musical instruments), 

 Alexander S. Calder (sculpture, marbles, and casts), Augustav Ket- 

 terer (furniture and woodwork) , Charles E. Dana (prints, manuscripts, 

 book plates, and historic seals) ; Librarian and registrar, Frances C. 

 Wolfe; 3 general assistants, i foreman, 10 guards, 3 engineers, 2 night 

 watchmen, and 1 catalog seller. 



Art. 40,000 specimens of industrial, decorative, and fine art, as 

 follows: Sculpture in marble, stone, and unglazed terra cotta, 434; 

 Mosaics, 6; Carvings in ivory, bone, and horn, 565; Woodworking, 

 book panels, furniture, picture frames, marquetry, lacquer, and bas- 

 ket-work, 854; metalwork, iron, steel, copper, lead, bronze, brass, and 

 pewter, 1826; Coins, medals, medallions, and embossed plaques, 5000; 

 Arms and armor, 262; Silversmith's work, including plate, 514; Jewelry 

 and goldsmith's work, gems, crystals, carved shell, amber, coral, lapis 

 lazuli, etc., 508; Enamels on metals, 388; Pottery, earthen and stone- 

 ware, 5000; Porcelain, 3000; Glass vessels, mirrors, and personal orna- 

 ments, such as beads, rings, etc., not jewelry, 810; Painted and stained 

 glass, 69; Leather work, including bookbinding, 79; Textiles and em- 

 broideries, 1236; Lace, 566; Musical instruments, 317; Oil paintings, 

 280; Water colors, drawings, fans, miniatures, engravings, and books 

 illuminated and with engravings, 373. The collections of American 

 pottery, porcelain, and glass are the largest and most comprehensive 

 in existence. 



Historical Sketch. The Pennsylvania Museum and School of 

 Industrial Art was chartered in 1876 for the purpose of establishing 

 a museum of art in all its branches and technical application, with a 

 special view T to the development of the art industries of the state, and 

 to maintain practical schools, special libraries, etc., for instruction in 

 drawing, painting, modeling, designing, etc. The museum in Memo- 

 rial Hall was opened in 1877, and the collections have been open free 

 to the public since 1S81. 



Financial Support. The annual income of the museum is as 

 follows: from general endowment, $1652; from Temple trust fund, 

 for purchase of art objects, $13,000; from subscriptions and member- 

 ships, $1350; from the Fairmount Park commissioners for mainte- 



