Dish

Sigismund Zschammer

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The cherubs, foliage and, particularly, flowers chased in high relief on the border of this dish were popular motifs not only in silver but also in contemporary painting and used for marquetry and gilt leather as can be seen in this and nearby galleries. The monogram engraved in the center refers to a member of De Peyster family, an important Dutch merchant family in New York which included Abraham de Peyster who served as mayor of the city from 1691-94.

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