There are extensive Egyptian collections. One of the most 
striking objects is an Egyptian boat obtained from a burial 
crypt at Dahshur, Egypt, which was placed in the crypt 
where it was found, six hundred years before Abraham left 
Ur of the Chaldees to seek the Promised Land. There 
are many groups of Indians and one of the finest collections 
of Indian basketry in existence, deposited in the museum by 
he late G. A. Steiner. 
The collection of coins and medals is extensive and in- 
cludes the collection presented to the museum by Mrs. 
William Thaw, Jr., made by her husband; the collection pres- 
ented by Harry J. Vandergrift; a collection made by Magnus 
Pflaum; the large collection of historical medals made by the 
late William M. Darlington and presented by his daughters; 
and numerous other collections, large and small, acquired by 
gift or purchase. Here is the collection of postage stamps 
made by the late Arthur Burgoyne, including the collection 
of Senator M. S. Quay, presented by him to Mr. Burgoyne, 
The collections in these three sections are contained in the 
Gallery of Decorative Arts, on the first floor. They include 
thousands of specimens representing fictile and textile wares, 
both ancient and modern. Here a splendid collection of 
Anglo-American pottery assembled by Otto J. Bierly is dis- 
played. 
The collection illustrating the evolution of methods of 
transportation is on the third floor and contains a large 
series of models and many relics of historic interest, including 
the aeroplane on which Galbraith Perry Rodgers made the 
first flight across the continent of North America. 
These collections are principally located on the first floor 
in the gallery of applied art and in the room set apart for the 
reception of the collections donated or deposited in the mu- 
seum by H. J. Heinz. The collection of ancient Chinese and 
Japanese ivory carvings is notable. 
Part of these collections are in the coin room on the first 
fioor, and part in the gallery of applied arts. There are speci- 
mens of silverware, bequeathed by the late J. C. Grogan; a 
collection of old silver deposited by Herbert DuPuy; many 
Chinese and Japanese bronzes; a collection of old Japanese 
arms, deposited by Irwin Laughlin; and the Heinz collection