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One of the museum’s most extensive collections is from the
Orient, featuring objects from China, Korea and Japan. The
collection includes the Florence Nightingale Collection of
Chinese art which was purchased in 1940 from Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
League, missionaries in China.
Mrs. League was a relative of Florence Nightingale; founder of
modern nursing. When Mrs. League, a European, married T. J.
League, a graduate of Furman University, she was presented
with a dowry that was used to purchase Chinese objects of every
dynasty.
The collection complements the Col. Blackman Collection of
Asian artifacts as well as items collected by museum founder
Jane B. Evans.
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