The Met's extensive decorative arts collection sprawls over many rooms as well as major divisions of the institution and includes several gazillion artefacts as well as whole rooms and halls extracted from various places around the world. On several days' visits, we focused on the officially designated decorative arts sections, mostly European, but saw much more en passant as we traveled the various other departments and divisions. The pix below represent a tiny fraction of the collection. More will appear in a subsequent post. Still only a tiny fraction.
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"Merovingian" Armoire, oak, silver, 1860s, Paris, depicting the
victory of King Merovich over Attila the Hun in 451; "go Frogs!
beat the Huns!" |
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| Porcelain Cabaret, designed by Regnier, manufactured by Sevres, 1860s |
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Stained glass apartment building window in NYC; French, 1885;
what? your apartment doesn't have stained glass windows?! |
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Stained glass window in the downstairs bathroom of our home
on Horseback Ridge, west of Missoula, MT; c. 2007 |
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Vase, designed by Hector Guimard, manufactured by Sevres, 1903;
unbeatable combination |
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Wagner, stoneware, Itasse and Mueller, Paris, 1895; OK, never
miss a Wagner |
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| Clock, silver, gold, precious stones, French, 1881 |
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| Fireplace surround, glazed stoneware, Mueller, c. 1900 |
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| Bookcase on stand, oak, walnut, etc.; Michetti, Rome, 1715 |
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Cabinet, marquetry of various woods, attributed to Jan
Mereken, Amsterdam, 1700 |
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| Silver fountains and basin, Lewis Dedecke, German, early 18th |
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| Architectural Model of King Solomon's Temple, Thomas Newberry, mid-19th |
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| Tapestry of Napoleon, wool, silk, metal thread, France, early 19th |
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| Demidoff Vase, Malachite, Paris, 1819 |
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| Roll-top desk, nice marquetry, German, 1776 |
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| Mantel Clock, The Triumph of Love over Time, Paris, 1780s |
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| Reception, Hotel de la Tesse, Paris, 1772 (hotel is just a very large house) |
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In another room, Hubert Robert, Portico of a Country Mansion,
1773; as we saw earlier, the Met has many Roberts, so many they
can afford to spread a few around in the decorative arts areas |
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| Music room of the Hotel de la Pamplemousse, Paris... |
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| Bedroom from the Hotel de Lepetomaine, Paris, ... |
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| Room from Hotel in Bordeaux |
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| Check it out for yourself |
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| Room from another hotel |
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| Assorted snuff boxes |
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A fitting conclusion, Steen's Dissolute Household, 1663;
not in the European painting division, alas... |
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