Lily-dollar ("Lilienthaler") of the Imperial Free-City of Strasbourg

Lily-dollar ("Lilienthaler") of the Imperial Free-City of Strasbourg

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

From the early period the city's badge was some form of lily. It is the sole device on most of the smaller coins, and either alone or in combination was the most common goldsmith's mark.


European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lily-dollar ("Lilienthaler") of the Imperial Free-City of StrasbourgLily-dollar ("Lilienthaler") of the Imperial Free-City of StrasbourgLily-dollar ("Lilienthaler") of the Imperial Free-City of StrasbourgLily-dollar ("Lilienthaler") of the Imperial Free-City of StrasbourgLily-dollar ("Lilienthaler") of the Imperial Free-City of Strasbourg

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.