Arms of the Klinkebiel von Grünewald family

Arms of the Klinkebiel von Grünewald family

Master of the Koula Beaker

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The coat of arms with crest, helm, coronet are those of the aristocratic Klinkebiel von Grünewald family (granted 3 May 1661); the arms are supported by female allegories of Faith and Constancy bearing, respectively, a cross and chalice, and an anchor. On the reverse is an elaborate vase of flowers.

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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.