
Albert von Sachsen-Teschen
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art
These small, highly decorative plaques are representative of the purely Neoclassical porcelain luxury products that were commissioned as mementos for visiting dignitaries and family members or sent as tokens of appreciation.
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.