Metropolitan Museum of Art - 20thC American Silver & Metals Photos

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City displays good examples of modern American silver & metal art & crafts plus decorative arts.

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Egyptian revival gold & enamel brooch with pharaoh profile held by snakes from Newark, NY at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver tureen with insect reliefs by Dominick & Haff of New York City retailed by Shreve, Crump & Low at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver wine pot in shape of askos by Dominick & Haff of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Aesthetic Movement coffeepot & tray by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Egyptian revival gold & enamel brooch with pharaoh profile held by snakes (c1880) from Newark, NY at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver tureen with insect reliefs (1881) by Dominick & Haff of New York City retailed by Shreve, Crump & Low at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver wine pot in shape of askos (1882) by Dominick & Haff of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Aesthetic Movement coffeepot & tray (1881) by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Silver Japanese influenced pitcher by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver chatelaine by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Japanese style vase by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver & ivory Germanic style tankard by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Silver Japanese influenced pitcher (1882) by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver chatelaine (1887) by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Japanese style vase (1898) by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver & ivory Germanic style tankard (1898) by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Silver Arts & Crafts & Art Nouveau styles tureen & stand by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Art Nouveau punch bowl by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Art Nouveau ewer & plateau by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Bryant Vase with flora of America in silver by James H. Whitehouse & Eugene J. Solingny with medallions attrib. Augustus Saint-Gaudens & made by Tiffany & Co. at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Silver Arts & Crafts & Art Nouveau styles tureen & stand (1900) by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Art Nouveau punch bowl (1901) by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Art Nouveau ewer & plateau (1901) by Gorham Manuf. Co., Providence, RI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Bryant Vase with flora of America in silver (1876) by James H. Whitehouse & Eugene J. Solingny with medallions attrib. Augustus Saint-Gaudens & made by Tiffany & Co. (displayed at Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Detail of medallions attrib. Augustus Saint-Gaudens on silver Bryant Vase made by Tiffany & Co. at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Japanese-style vase by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Japanese-style vase by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Japanese-style tray with frog by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Detail of medallions attrib. Augustus Saint-Gaudens on silver Bryant Vase (1876) made by Tiffany & Co. at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Japanese-style vase (1877) by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Japanese-style vase (1877) by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Japanese-style tray with frog (1879-80) by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Silver Japanese-style water pitcher by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Japanese-style teapot, sugar & creamer by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver, copper, brass, ivory chocolate pot by Charles Osborne for Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver, enamel, ivory near-eastern style tea service by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Silver Japanese-style water pitcher (1880) by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Japanese-style teapot, sugar & creamer (c1880) by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver, copper, brass, ivory chocolate pot (1879) by Charles Osborne for Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver, enamel, ivory near-eastern style tea service (1888) by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Silver, copper, niello cup & saucer by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Wood, silver, mother of pearl Viking-style cup by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver bowl with nautical motifs by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Viking punch bowl by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Silver, copper, niello cup & saucer (1890) by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Wood, silver, mother of pearl Viking-style cup (1893) by Tiffany & Co. of New York City (displayed at World's Columbian Exposition) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver bowl with nautical motifs (1888) by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Viking punch bowl (1893) by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Silver & enamel magnolia vase by John T. Curran for Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Details of silver & enamel magnolia vase by John T. Curran for Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver & precious stones vase by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver & glass Tyg cup by Louis C. Tiffany of Tiffany Studios, New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Silver & enamel magnolia vase (c1893) by John T. Curran for Tiffany & Co. of New York City (displayed at World's Columbian Exposition) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Details of silver & enamel magnolia vase (c1893) by John T. Curran for Tiffany & Co. of New York City (displayed at World's Columbian Exposition) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver & precious stones vase (1900) by Tiffany & Co. of New York City (displayed at Expos of Paris 1900 & Buffalo 1901) at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver & glass Tyg cup (c1905) by Louis C. Tiffany of Tiffany Studios, New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Silver & wood tea & coffee service by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Gold Beaux-Arts chalice by Karl Bitter for William B. Durgin Co. of Concord, NH at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Copper & enamel dish by The Art Crafts Shop of Buffalo, NY at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver, ivory & enamel mirror by Eda Lord Dixon of Chicago, IL at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Silver & wood tea & coffee service (1928) by Tiffany & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Gold Beaux-Arts chalice (c1900) by Karl Bitter for William B. Durgin Co. of Concord, NH at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Copper & enamel dish (c1904) by The Art Crafts Shop of Buffalo, NY at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver, ivory & enamel mirror (c1908) by Eda Lord Dixon of Chicago, IL at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Silver Arts & Crafts teakettle on stand by James T. Woolley of Boston at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver two-handled footed dish by Marcus & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Prairie School style octagonal pitcher by Robert Jarvie of Chicago, IL at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver tureen & ladle by Marshall Field & Co. of Chicago, IL at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Silver Arts & Crafts teakettle on stand (c1910) by James T. Woolley of Boston at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver two-handled footed dish (c1910) by Marcus & Co. of New York City at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver Prairie School style octagonal pitcher (1914) by Robert Jarvie of Chicago, IL at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver tureen & ladle (c1915) by Marshall Field & Co. of Chicago, IL at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Silver, ivory & enamel covered bowl from Boston at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver footed dish by International Silver Co. of Meriden, CT at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver charger by The Kalo Shop of Chicago, IL at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver & carnelian covered bowl by Douglas Donaldson of Los Angeles, CA at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Silver, ivory & enamel covered bowl (1915-20) from Boston at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver footed dish (c1935) by International Silver Co. of Meriden, CT at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver charger (c1937) by The Kalo Shop of Chicago, IL at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Silver & carnelian covered bowl (c1945) by Douglas Donaldson of Los Angeles, CA at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Brass, Oak & stoneware Arts & Crafts chafing dish by Charles Rohlfs of Buffalo, NY at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Copper chafing dish supported by rabbits by Joseph Heinrichs at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.American Modern style vanity table & mirror by Norman Bel Geddes for Simmons Furniture Co. of Chicago, IL at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Chrome plated Manhattan cocktail set by Norman Bel Geddes for Revere Copper & Brass Co. of Rome, NY at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Brass, Oak & stoneware Arts & Crafts chafing dish (1900) by Charles Rohlfs of Buffalo, NY at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Copper chafing dish supported by rabbits by Joseph Heinrichs at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.American Modern style vanity table & mirror (c1932) by Norman Bel Geddes for Simmons Furniture Co. of Chicago, IL at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Chrome plated Manhattan cocktail set (1940) by Norman Bel Geddes for Revere Copper & Brass Co. of Rome, NY at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Chrome plated Normandie water pitcher by Peter Müller-Munk for Revere Copper & Brass Co. of Rome, NY at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Brass plated Prototype Tea Urn by Eliel Saarinen for International Silver Co. of Meriden, CT at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Lamp inspired by New York skyline by Donald Deskey for Deskey-Vollmer Inc. of New York at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Table lamp of aluminum, Bakelite & glass by Pattyn Product Co. of Detroit, MI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Chrome plated Normandie water pitcher (1935) by Peter Müller-Munk for Revere Copper & Brass Co. of Rome, NY at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Brass plated Prototype Tea Urn (c1945) by Eliel Saarinen for International Silver Co. of Meriden, CT at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Lamp inspired by New York skyline (c1927) by Donald Deskey for Deskey-Vollmer Inc. of New York at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Table lamp of aluminum, Bakelite & glass (c1935) by Pattyn Product Co. of Detroit, MI at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.
Bakelite radio Nurse baby monitor by Isamu Noguchi for Zenith Radio Corp. of Chicago at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.


Bakelite radio Nurse baby monitor (1937) by Isamu Noguchi for Zenith Radio Corp. of Chicago at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.


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