The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-06
NEW GEMS OF ART ON VIEW.
TIE LATEST ADDITIONS TO TIE
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM
After Two Weeks OF House Cleaning tie
Door. VIII Soon Be Reorened-Sore er
the More No able Recent Acquisitions.

After Tive Weeks OF House Cleaning tie
Door. WIN soon Be Reopcned-Sore Of
the More No able Recent Acquisitions.
After two weeks OF house cleaning the Metro
politan Museum OF Art will open in II few days
with some new treasures The collection OF
medals and mementoes OF the laying of the
FIRST Atlantic cable which Cyrus W. Field 5e-
queathed to the museum has been placed on
exhibition and will prove OF considerable pop
ular interest Tho medals nre in tho gold
room. ranged around tho engrossed resolu-
lions which Congress presented to Mr.. Field
on the completion of the cable. The largest
medal is that presented by the United
States Government. 1t contains over two
pounds OF solid gold. The pearl box
which held 1t is displayed below. Other
medals. all OF largo size. come from the State
OF Wisconsin. the Chamber OF Commerce OF
New York. the Chamber OF Commerce OF Iiv-
erpool. friends in New York. and the French
Exposition. There is also magnificent solid
gold box from the city OF New York and the
decoration OF the Order OF knightly Com
manders Of Italy.
In the gallery Of American antiquities Ia
cabinet with casts Of the medals showing both
sides. and very interesting collection show
ing the growth of tho cable. There are Sec
tons of tho first cable and OF later cables.
Charter Oak. which was presented to Mr.. Field
by LOCO Now York workingnicn. On the walls
ot this gallery are nifty. ono paintings. most OF
19e n 1y Eabcpt Dudley Illustrating the laying
arc complete pictorial history Of III" work. .
r: a tew more of the gifts 81 Mrs. Elizabeth L.
Goies have been rut on exhihitlon in tho gal.
Interesting is II able. the top Of which is n
maj thrs piece q maa.hte six feet long
room are two old French vases Mrs. John
Crosby Brown has added = number Of inter.
sitting rterSs hTr sG"c'on Of musical IL
world. Down stairs will b. found an ancient
strong box presented by Henry q. .MnrUunnd,
combination Of rude locks.
pieces ' there s Sry are h ,sS"F fur new
Ire s. o Tyo. one Of TN statues heyuentL"d by
Th. rest whe I w Sre Sou lie
group y ccntoI entitled "rou mi u sN In.
%ord This is lent mt BY Wilsm q H. '3 %eb Ia
There is bronze head Of Beranger by David
Danc Cottier By Din l. Warner r" nrc sent
by Samuel r. Avery.
fifteen paintings Of the Enslsh school ei' which
should be see, seen at once as they viii DO taken
about six weeks. They are the work Of c ron
REiomney.p H1rrner. Sir Joshua REYNOLDS. sir
Hcnry IA .hurn; turner, Constable. and
worth. and beauty. There is another
loaned naintine: 1t is a, verboeckho.
property Of Col. Nathan Heft. The paintings
presented to the museum and now hung Tor
the first time. are three In number. Benjamin
Fitz's Marie" is the Gift OF the Society Of
American Artists and some friends. George
u. Boughton has given two examples OF Nicho-
las Poussin. Both are landscapes with figures.
One shows Faun Bringing Rural Gifts to a
Nymph;' the other is entitled "Faun and
Nymph"
From Mrs Coles's estate came the large mo-
sale which will be found in tho northeast
stairway. The artist is Roccheggiani. and the
subject. the Roman forum viewed from tho
Capitoi. unusually valuable gift has been
placed on exhibition Until additions TO the
museum now building are completed. Mr.
Adams has had reproductions made in bronze
and now in the museum ut Naples. The thirty
huge cases which contain this gift are in the
opened