Sticker with the unpronounceable symbol (glyph) used as a name by Prince, ca. 1993–1995.

Tamboracca (percussion instrument) and box. Developed by Prince and Kenneth D. Yould, 1992.

Controversy (Prince fan club) order form, ca. 1990.

"U Got the Look": the first release from Prince’s critically acclaimed double album Sign o’ the Times" The song reached number 2 on the US Billboard charts in 1987.

Detail of Purple Rain movie brochure, 1984–1985.

Boots worn by Prince in the movie Purple Rain, 1984.

Costume worn by Prince in the movie Purple Rain, 1984.

Tambourine from the movie Purple Rain, 1984.

Prince’s hand-written lyrics to “I Hope We Work It Out,” 1977. Manuscript Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Prince performing “Purple Rain” at First Avenue, August 3, 1983. Photograph by Joel Bremer. CC-BY-SA 4.0.