New-York tribune., 1920-01-17
Metropolitan
Acquires Five
New Features
Addition of Morgan Collec-
ton of 1873 Durer En-
cravings Gives Museum
Best Showing in America
Noted Tapestries Added
French Bronzes and Jap
anese' Screens Also Are
Among the Acquisitions

Edward Robinson, director Of the
Metropolitan Musuem of Art. an
nounced yesterday the acquisition of
tive new collections one of which, the
Junlus Spencer Morgan collection of
1873 Durer engravlngs, completes the
museums treasure of rare prints and
places the institution in the forefront
with the great print exhibits of ma
tional galleries in Great Britain and
Europe
lac Durer collection represents the
ultimate In the tireless endeavor of Mr..
Morgan to gather the rarest available
engravlngs. Albert Durer was one of
'ne two great masters of engravings-
the other being Rembrandt-and the
Morgan collection includes manv first
impressions of the artists achieve
ments. A discriminating selection will
pc made from the number and placed
on exhibit at the Metropolitan next
month.
Collection a Thirty-Year Task
everything recognized by the stu
oents OF Durer as original is repre-
sehted IN this extraordinary coilec-
tlon' said William M. WINS ;r., curator
OF OF prints at the Metropolitan. "Mr
M organ spent about thirty years get
.lhg these prints together The col
4eceloh represents not only his own in
terest IN the work of securing them
but also of the late George VanderhiIt
and Theodore Irving, each of whom
MADE pig collections of Durer. There
are only tour places in the world to-
Gay where the assembly of engravings
IS so complete as that now in posses
sion OF the Metropolitan, and thev are
all on the other side of the Atlantic ,,
Next IN Importance to the Djirer
prints, Director Robinson announced
the placing on exhibition of two mag
nlhcent examples of Flemish tapestry.
the Dequest of the late Mrs. Augustus
y; Helen Cossitt) Juilliard, both of
wnlch were woven in the early part of
the sixteenth century. They are i'm
mense IN size, occupying an entire wall
OF the large room of recent acces-
ions.
The tapestries were formerly in the
Sechan collection and represent August
and October in the famous set of the
Twelve Months. Throughout the his
tory, OF tapestry weaving the months
OF the year have been favorite sub
Ject. The Juilliard hangings are said to
yield to no other existing tapestries; in
beauty of design and skillful workman
ship.
Other Notable Acquisitions
Other important additions to the
museum. are lot of fine French
bronzes of the time of Napoleon the
First, which include two large candel-
abra in bronze-gilt, two ewers of the
same material, and buffet; a pair of
japanese screens by korin, the great
painter at the end Of the seventeenth
century who revolutionized the Tosa
school by his modern art conceptions,
the loan Of Sumner Welles. formerly
with the American legation in Japan;
collections Of Chinese portraits, the
property of Samuel 7. Peters, trustee
and the Decatur salver, which was a
gift of the citizens of Baltimore to
Commodore Decatur, in 1915.
Owing to the interest manifested in
the unusual collection of Egyptian
jewelry recently placed on exhibit in
the room Of recent accessions, Di-
rector Robinson said the collection
would not be removed to room es-
pecially set aside for it for another
month. The pieces were excavated
near the tomb of Princess Sat -Hathor-
Iunut, daughter of King Senusert II,
OF the twelfth dynasty, by Professor
w. NJ. Flinders Petrie in 1914 They
reveal striking workmanship and ex-
cellent preservation, although dating
from the nineteenth century B. c.,
when King Senusert reigned.
The winter series of orchestra con-
certs is now on at the Museum, Mr.
Robinson also announced. At the open
ing program last Saturday he said
$500 persons attended. A feature of
the program is reading by Miss
Frances Morris, dealing with "Tho Or
chestra from Technical Point of
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