Cap crown

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Making extensive use of decorative zigzags and other geometric designs, this type of extremely fine needle lace, which was made during the first half of the eighteenth century, is rare and highly prized. The seemingly endless array of effects is achieved by using one basic buttonhole stitch but varying the grouping and spacing of the stitches.

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