Chandelier

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chandeliers were rarely found in early-nineteenth-century houses, but this example was a centerpiece of Mrs. Benkard’s parlor at her home on Long Island and retained its prominence when her collection was installed at the Museum 1n 1947.

The American Wing

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The American Wing's ever-evolving collection comprises some 20,000 works of art by African American, Euro American, Latin American, and Native American men and women. Ranging from the colonial to early-modern periods, the holdings include painting, sculpture, works on paper, and decorative arts—including furniture, textiles, ceramics, glass, silver, metalwork, jewelry, basketry, quill and bead embroidery—as well as historical interiors and architectural fragments.

Metropolitan Museum of Art