Panels and Door from the Hoagland Farm, Griggstown, New Jersey

Panels and Door from the Hoagland Farm, Griggstown, New Jersey

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Originally installed in Christopher Hoagland’s farmhouse in Griggstown, New Jersey, these striking painted panels and door exhibit a strong Dutch influence. The biblical scene on the top panel depicts the prophet Elijah ascending in a fiery chariot.

The American Wing

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Panels and Door from the Hoagland Farm, Griggstown, New JerseyPanels and Door from the Hoagland Farm, Griggstown, New JerseyPanels and Door from the Hoagland Farm, Griggstown, New JerseyPanels and Door from the Hoagland Farm, Griggstown, New JerseyPanels and Door from the Hoagland Farm, Griggstown, New Jersey

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.