Ann and Henry J. Brunnier Collection

In 1961, Ann and Henry Brunnier pledged to Iowa State a collection of dolls and decorative arts amassed over 55 years. The donation included a comprehensive decorative art collection comprised of glass, ceramics, Old Russian enamels, and ivory carvings from American, European and Asian cultures. Ann’s accessioned art collection included more than 8,000 objects, filling two semi-trucks. In addition to a large encyclopedic collection of glass, fine ceramics, Russian enamels and ivory, this collection also includes furniture, jades, pottery, snuff bottles and carved wood objects.