William King Rogers Jr. and Egan Atwood Stappe II gave the Museum almost a hundred Roseville pieces in the Magnolia pattern, and Howard E. and Marie R. Street donated nearly fifty Roseville examples in the Zephyr Lily pattern. To a selection of these, we have added recent gifts ranging from neon signs (represented by photographs) to late 19th-century blown glass and paintings. Together they illustrate the variety of wonderful objects that are new to the Morse collection.

Though dominated by the massive gift from Jeannette and Hugh McKean, the Morse collection has always been supported and enhanced by generous individuals whose contributions have helped it to grow in important ways. All of us at the Morse are grateful to those who allow us to be stewards of objects that have been significant in their lives and to make them available to our visitors for appreciation in the context of the entire Museum collection.

Morse Museum vignettes are created in the tradition established by the Museum’s founder, Jeannette Genius McKean (1909–89).