New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-02
1872 and closely identified with the early history of
Suffolk County.
The METROPOLITAN MUSEUM.
SPRING RECEPTION TO BE HELD TO-DAY.
ADDITIONS TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS AND


| The spring reception of the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art will be held this afternoon Tomorrow
the museum will open for public inspection OF the a-
ditons to the permanent collections ana OF the eHn
loan exhibitions The important feature In the main hal
is the Phenx collection, which Is now exhibited Tor Tue
first time This occupies eleven fiat and two upright
| cases at the end OF the hall Five oil these
cases on the south taken up chiefly WIN
japanese aeque One contains cabinets OF dark lacquer
inlad with gold in tae form OF landscapes and gro esqle
designs The second contains stand OF Japanese SWORDS
n cabinet OF lacquer and ivory nlad with gold another
with a marine style of decoration, and some specimens
carved lacquer In the third are several re-
markedly fine lacquer boxes, with the familiar goid
back ground, which appears the chrysantnemum IRE
quently repeated. There here large box OF red
lacquer inlad with metal several trregularIy shaped
boxes with floral ornamentaton. and several inros OF
glded aquer prousey decorated. Another case Is de-
voted to japanese writing boxes Of lacquer and sold
containing cakes OF ink and pointed pens and nfth
holds trays and boxes Of black and red
| lacquer, together with inros and card
cases ornament-d with chrysanthemums and
| fans. One is occupied entirely with japanese
brOnzes among which four large stands, two with
dophn at the bae and dragons the Sides together
with bronze crabs and turtles baaketwork vase and
several coins Near by are Chinese porcelans
with three large Of blue enamel nlaid with god
two vases bearing birds Of paradise. and two
bronze decorative pieces with lily leaves among which
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chiefly to examples Of medieval ivory carving, proini
nent among which is tankard with battle carved
on the Sides the handle representing 1on bound to the
wheel, and a mounted knight standing guard upon the
cover Here several smaller examples
with two reproductions few japanese cary
| ings and Of miniature paintings
porcelain. Two upright eases contain Japaneae en-
broidercs red yellow and blue stuhs with hora designs
worked IN gold and silver and another case holds num-
The rest OF the main hail ls occupied as oeIOre VITA
| W C. Primes loan collection OF Limoges enamel, Old
French tobacco boxes etc WIN the Aies coseeoh %!
Venetian glass and the Marquand collection OF Ancient
glassware In the centre OF the statuary at the west end
81 the hal stands me new siaIs "nlcH - ne porG
from Dane's Inferno by salvatore AlDano ms repre-
sents the nude cure Of muscular man, with face
| haggard aud painful, Who u hcnclng over,
twine around him, and one Of which Is
pungng il angs INTO his arm The date o. the statue
| Nymph" which shown IN last years exhibition OF
Society OF American Artists. and two medailOns,
and Augustus ii. Gaudens has loaned bass relief por
hang sixteen pictures belonging to the Pheuix coec-
tons among which are The Cathedral Of Milan" by
! Luigi Bsi Clairin, figure piece by Deurendt and
several old paintings In the gallery the eouth side
is a collection Of Old silverware, loaned by Mrs. ;. 7.
Avery, including sugartongs. satcehars' boxes ana
small coffee pots Of antique snapes and also collection
| OF curious silver spoons and ladies' go
The two galleries the end are occupied with
larger pictures have been kept from the winter
hibons, but Ourhhs OF the paintings arc new to the
Museum The committee ID charge OF the pictures con
sisted OF j. Alden Weir, r. swain Clifford Arthur Quart
ley, ". NJ. Chase and b. Bristol but MI Bristol was
unable to serve al all and Mr. chase was PreVenIea
from being at the Museum except for one day Inc
unusual number OF Ilazs works. Leo lehman At'
loaned 80 pictures, IL. l.. Hotchkiss -, W. D. Hutch
5S4 have bceb oaned by Mss j. Hunt OF Boston
L. Il. Letter, Of Chicago Dr. Joseph Mener ana various
Tages joan Of Arc" Cabanels' Pheira,"
ana Jules BretOn's " lie SoT" have been
west and cas- wall on the south wall appear three
large paintings by william Page That in the centre
liz flaf liar gIH nT
from the rigging OF the flagship On one side IL Pages
full length portrait Of himself and on the other bis por-
trait OF his wife Here also small pau tiugs 10y
! Tapro, Detaille Dupre Diaz and Mllet ON the west
schmdt With a landscape by G. L. Clough and figure
| study. jealous" by Pierre Outin. " The Nuns
salon interior called q lie Coneoars de 'ioiol-"
Here are Galiaet,s Italian Motn e., land and
Letter" and Casanovas The Enchanted Flute" Next
dcpletirg the interior OF cobbiers shop by HSrsch-
eider portrait by Wyatt Eaton Netting and M 5
| ask and Morean Near the Bastien Lepage at the
north end are Adren Moreans roiiet Of me Bride"
landscape by COrot and cattle piece by Votz In the
corner are small pictures by Jaze Charles Meissoncr
and Alvarez. and Of a hillside by Smile. On the
east wal one OF Quarueys scenes on tle North Rlyer
land" loaned by W. Nj. Chase, and next come small e1-
aHIpes OF Iroyon, Daubigny, Mcissonier scnreyer
Interior' by j. Alden Weir 1875 and a scene on the
wharyes By j. G. brown, called The LOnSsnOreinan's
Iu the second gallery the large paintings by wyHe,
HcQulst, Gays, Hunt ana bOunats portrait or JOnu
Taylor Johnston remain. On the west side A. H. Thayer
SHOWS LIS Cattle IN Guernsey-afternOOn near which
arc 90 The Tangled Skeln, By Casanova. aud Marcus
SmOns Flowers FOR Tie Altar" Pictures By American
artists here Eastman JoAnson's What is tAe SAeu
saying = and " An Arrangement ~ blick aud White -;
lrml piece by W /. Dannat, venetian sails by ".
Alden Neir's Z" Muslc" Hard Fare" landscape by
George II. smihe, and The Temple Of Ken Unbos "
Dy L. waller AT the north end appear landscapes ~
theodore Rousseau, CuiOt and DauDlsny, ana hI4ttr
Turkey Gu4r4lan al loaned 10y Charles A Jana On
the east side MalrazO's study from NurIuO,'
Venetian by Rico JmInezs scandal Mongers.'
by Jacquet Carleton Wigglns's shepherd anu Sheep
An Autumn Day" by George Inucss, landscape Dy
and Cuaries H. MLlcr's High Bridge from Harlem |
Lane" Here also benjamin CONSTANTS After the
Bath" Eastman JOhnsCns Cranberry Harvest, Nan
tucke,' and Al Ola 7paHAA GaIdeh, seville ~ !
lard's The Lion and the Fly " u. C4ases |
Portrait Of Lady in mite" "Iwui-ht' !
cnenreier Oswald Acnenbachs Near sorrento kOw
a.skIs Inc GuardsILan,' and study u head ny "
NJ Hunt THIS completes the mention or ne more n0ta-
the 2Z3 pictures IA these galleries IN me galleries
a. The tlc Museum several old paintings
when loaned for this exhibition An example
oil late fifteenth century work. Inc Holy FAMILY by |
Lorenzo III Cred oaaed by Mrs Bayard Taylor, Is
$50 the byzantine Madonna In corner VI the eX IRENE
eastern gallery IS painting OI George CfukshanA
LION QuIxO.e"-- the bewlderment OF sancho |
Panza al the signt Of the squire with |
the immense false lose. copy oi Iltlan Dale
has been by George Henry hAl, ald TWO Ole pc
lures near by contributed ~ the Kew Dr. Knapp, VI
Brooklvn H. B. Collins loans Lot and his Daughters"
An example OF seventeenth century work, Christ
mas been loaned by William Mckenzie, while Miss Bertha
DunkelDerg loans q Madonna and Child by Lucas |
Bn by Boucher. There Is shown here for the hrs
tine silhouette portrait VI Washington SAID 10 have
been Out BY hs niece which belongs 10 the Muse 4n