The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-19
Gems of a Museum.

| Addresses were made, including {
/ particularly sympathetic and enthusi
| astic speech by DR.. Althoff, and DIR
Leasing displayed a number of pieces
of gold and silverWare, comprising the
/ gems of the museums collection-bJ
| all odds the finest in Germany-as ex-
amples of what it was desired to re-
produce for the new Germanic museum
| across the sea. AS a result of this
meeting a private circular was sent out
to a number Of selected names in Ber-
lin calling for subscription of 10000
marks. This subscription is still in
| progress, but in the meantime the
money required for the purchase of the
| special pieces selected by DR.. LEASING
! has been contributed by single donor
| and galvano-pl reproductions have
| been ordered from the Arts and Crafts
museum.
| These eopies-about fifty in all-can
hardly be told from the originals
! whether in gold or in silver, and COM
prise the most representative collection
of the kind, in all probability, ever
seen in this country. The magnifcence
Of some Of the pieces Is surprising to
anyone unacquainted with this division
Of the German art. The range of time
is from the beginning Of the fifteenth
century to the end Of the eighteenth
the period, in other words, when the
Is
and when the succession Of the vari-
Gus styles is also most interesting to
the student. The nucleus of the col
lection is the superb table service, in
gold and silver, including something
like thirty-fve pieces, which was used
on state occasions by the city of
Lueneburg. 1t dates back to the end
of the fifteenth and the beginning of
the sixteenth centuries.
n Hyy{
he went, Prof. Francke was received
with the greatest cordiality by all stu
dents Of Germanic art. In Nuremberg
he attended the semi cele-
bration Of the founding Of the great
Germanc museum after which the
Harvard collections are to be largely
modelled.
Switzerland VIII Help.
In Switzerland the director of the
National museum, DR.. H. Angst, was
most helpful, and in accordance with
his recommendation the Swiss govern
ment as has already been announced,
is preparing a valuable collection of
casts, from originals in the museum or
from important national monuments,
which will satisfactorily illustrate the
sculptural art of the German Cantons
| of Switzerland. A portion Of this coll
! lection is expected to arrive In this
| country some time during the coming
wear. Back again in Germany, DR..
Schoene and DR.. Wilhelm Bode espe-
cially-the latter the director Of the
Royal museum, and himself a vice
! president of the American Germanic
/ Museum aSSociation-gaye Invaluable
assistance particularly in suggestions
| regarding the objects to be included in
| the emperor's gift.
| In addition DR.. FRANKIE was able to
fIkad f,.~-
! the United States, number Of inter
| received in Cambridge, consisting
| principally Of casts Of monumental
pieces of sculpture directly supple
| lnenting the collection rendered by
Prince Henry. For example, it may be
remembered that one Of the largest
pieces selected by the emperor was the
magnificent bronze portal of the
cathedral of Hildeshe1m, dating from
! tI1e eleventh century. From the same
cathedral Prof. Francke has secured
f11lI-sized casts of the famous Bern
ward column and the baptisnlal fort,
| together with the choir screen OF st.
| Michael's in the same clty-a collec-
! tion which, taken all in all, will repre-
sent the HildeSheim art OF that period
in exceptionally satisfactory fashion.
! Besides the casts, moreover, Prof.
Francke has secured large photo
era mis- of both the exterior and the
Interior of the two churches mentioned,
showing the exact rela atoms Of each
piece of sculpture to the whole. Ihe
idea of using photographs as supple
1,,eutary to the casts themselves
hanging them on the walls where the
visitor may conveniently study out the
position and decorative value OF the
detached figures which he has just