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eludes a small but choice series of Indian relics, chiefly local, and an art 

 collection comprising 24 prints and engravings, 22 oil paintings, and 

 26 oriental rugs; also a very handsome Dutch marquetry cabinet of 

 the 17th century. In geology there is a collection of agates. The 

 exhibit is in charge of Deborah B. Martin, librarian. 



MADISON: 



STATE HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF WISCONSIN. 



Staff. Chief, Charles E. Brown. 



Anthropology. Uncivilized peoples: Archeology, native, 10,- 

 ooo±, foreign, 8oo±; Ethnology, native, 25oo±, foreign, 15001b. Civ- 

 ilized peoples, ancient, 5oo±, modern, 3000+. There are models of 

 a pueblo and of a cliff dwelling, and the exhibition of ethnological 

 groups is contemplated. 



Art. Reproductions of Greek art; a valuable collection of prints 

 and engravings; a large collection of oil paintings; a. small collection 

 of water colors; the Mrs. Charles Kendall Adams collection of cera- 

 mics; and a collection of Brussels, Italian, and other laces. Special 

 collections include etched engravings of architectural ruins in Rome 

 and Tivoli by Giovanni Battista Piranesi; Arundel society reproduc- 

 tions in color of European frescos; Medici reproductions; Japanese 

 color prints; antique chairs, tables, chests, stands, bronzes, etc. ; and 

 old-fashioned musical instruments. 



History. Reproduction of a New England colonial kitchen; a 

 collection illustrating the period of the French, British, and American 

 fur trade; a collection illustrating steamboating days on the upper 

 Mississippi; a collection illustrating the military history of the state 

 and nation, and including the war flags of the Wisconsin Civil and Span- 

 ish war regiments; relics of Wisconsin territorial days; and a collec- 

 tion of American and foreign coins, bank notes, medals, and medallions. 

 Other collections are being developed. 



Historical Sketch. The first organization of the society (1849- 

 53) maintained a small library, housed in a glass case on a table in the 

 governor's office, but no museum. After a reorganization in 1854, 

 portraits, specimens, and relics began slowly to come in and were 

 designated as the cabinet and gallery in distinction from the library. 

 In 1884 the society occupied quarters in the capitol and after 1886 the 

 term museum was applied to the collection. In August, 1900, the 

 society removed to the present state historical library building, the 

 entire upper floor of which is devoted to museum purposes. The 



