The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Venue Partner)
1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St
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Wine Cooler. Ignaz Joseph Würth, Austrian. Vienna, 1781. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation Gift, 2002
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Apr 13, 2010 – Nov 7, 2010
Daily
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Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.
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Free with museum admission
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Shortly after the Met acquired two Viennese silver wine coolers in 2002 from the Sachsen-Teschen Service, the core of the surviving parts was discovered in a French private collection. This superb ensemble was last displayed at the end of the 19th century and was believed to be lost. Wine coolers, tureens, cloches, candelabra, candlesticks, dozens of plates, porcelain-mounted cutlery, and other kinds of tableware, totaling over 350 items, represent the splendor of royal dining during the ancien régime. Visit the Met’s exhibition Vienna Circa 1780: An Imperial Silver Service Rediscovered, on view through November 7, and see for yourself this magnificent and rare surviving Imperial silver service.
