VMFA has acquired a rare 18th- or early-19th-century scroll from the Andhra Pradesh region of India. This detail illustrates the scroll's story of a caste known as the Gaudas, who make and sell an alcoholic toddy from the sap of palmyra trees. (Photo by Travis Fullerton, © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)

This oil on canvas is by American artist Cecilia Beaux. It is a portrait of her expatriate colleague Alexander Harrison. (Photo by Katherine Wetzel, © 2009 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)

The design of this center table led to its attribution to Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892). It stands 30-3/4 inches high and is made of rosewood with a white marble top. (Photo © 2009 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)

This 19th-century Japanese temple bell and stand are new to the VMFA collection. (Photo by Travis Fullerton, © 2009 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)

This photograph of Alfred Stieglitz is a 1934 vintage silver print by Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976). (Copy photo by Travis Fullerton, ٓ 2009 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)

This photograph by Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) is titled Portrait of Two African-American Women and was taken during a ritual foot-washing on a plantation in South Carolina in 1929-30. (Copy photo by Travis Fullerton, © 2009 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)