To Commemorate the Opening of the New London Bridge, by King William IV and Queen Adelaide, August 1, 1831

To Commemorate the Opening of the New London Bridge, by King William IV and Queen Adelaide, August 1, 1831

Benjamin Wyon

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

These tokens were scattered by the Sovereigns and others of the Royal party on their progress across the bridge.

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

To Commemorate the Opening of the New London Bridge, by King William IV and Queen Adelaide, August 1, 1831To Commemorate the Opening of the New London Bridge, by King William IV and Queen Adelaide, August 1, 1831To Commemorate the Opening of the New London Bridge, by King William IV and Queen Adelaide, August 1, 1831To Commemorate the Opening of the New London Bridge, by King William IV and Queen Adelaide, August 1, 1831To Commemorate the Opening of the New London Bridge, by King William IV and Queen Adelaide, August 1, 1831

The fifty thousand objects in the Museum's comprehensive and historically important collection of European sculpture and decorative arts reflect the development of a number of art forms in Western European countries from the early fifteenth through the early twentieth century. The holdings include sculpture in many sizes and media, woodwork and furniture, ceramics and glass, metalwork and jewelry, horological and mathematical instruments, and tapestries and textiles. Ceramics made in Asia for export to European markets and sculpture and decorative arts produced in Latin America during this period are also included among these works.