Tobacco box

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

An oval box. The lid's central roundel shows Christ on the cross flanked by two kneeling figures. Outside the roundel, the two thieves who were crucified with Christ are depicted against a crudely hatched background. Inscribed in the roundel is: JO K. Flanking the roundel, inscribed at left, is: 17, and at right: A. The medallion on the underside shows the Adoration of the Shepherds. It is flanked by two kneeling shepherds against a crudely hatched background. Inscribed in the roundel is: T Ki.t (The child [?]). With lined rims, molded edges, and chevron borders. On the sides are leaf scrolls. Inscribed underneath the added hinge is: John. The inscriptions were probably added at a later date.

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