Vienna Circa 1780: An Imperial Silver Service Rediscovered
April 13, 2010—November 7, 2010
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
New York, New York 10028-0198
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Wrightsman Exhibition Gallery, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, 1st floor
Following the acquisition in 2002 of a pair of wine coolers from the Sachsen—Teschen Service, the core of the surviving parts was discovered in a French private collection. This superb ensemble was last displayed at the beginning of the twentieth century. Wine coolers, tureens, cloches, candelabra, candlesticks, dozens of plates, porcelain-mounted cutlery, and other kinds of tableware, totaling over 350 items, represent the splendor of royal dining during the ancien régime. It was made for Duke Albert Casimir of Sachsen—Teschen (1738—1822) and his consort, Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria (1742—1798), daughter of Empress Maria Theresa, by the Imperial court goldsmith Ignaz Josef Würth.
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