Looking glass

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Looking glasses were among the most prized furniture imports from England, and their prices remained inflated well into the eighteenth century when the value of many other objects had decreased. This piece is typical of late seventeenth century William and Mary design, characterized by the use of figured walnut veneers and a dramatic, pierced cresting.

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