Snuffbox with cipher of William IV of the United Kingdom of Great Britian and Ireland

John Northam

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

WR IV crowned is the monogram of King William IV (born 1765, reigned 1830-37). This otherwise plain box was embellished with an encrusted plaque bearing his monogram; the border combines roses, thistles, and shamrocks. The box was presented to Henry George Scholtz, British consul at Lisbon (1828–34) and the grandfather of the donor's husband.

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Metropolitan Museum of Art