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A Love Letter to The Love Letter

April 11, 2014

By Emily Z. and Shivanna

Teen Advisory Group Members Emily Z. and Shivanna describe their impressions of Fragonard's The Love Letter, a work in the Museum's collection of European paintings.
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The Evolution of Peter Hristoff's My Metropolitan

October 26, 2015

By Peter Hristoff

Using objects from the Met's collection, Artist in Residence Peter Hristoff traces the stylistic connections across centuries of time and culture that inform his own work.
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Peter Hristoff on Keeping Turkish Rug-Making Traditions Alive

March 24, 2016

By Peter Hristoff

Artist in Residence Peter Hristoff recaps his recent work with a group of The Met's high school interns that focused on the design and production of traditional Turkish pile rugs.
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Prayer, Placement, and Absolution: Peter Hristoff on Islamic Prayer Rugs

December 1, 2015

By Peter Hristoff

Artist in Residence Peter Hristoff meditates on the role of Islamic prayer rugs (seccades) and the role they play in his own creative output.
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Tiles, Carpets, and Panels: A Few of Peter Hristoff's Favorite Things

January 14, 2016

By Peter Hristoff

Ahead of an Artists on Artworks event on January 29, Artist in Residence Peter Hristoff gives readers a look at some of the objects in the Met's collection that inspire his work.
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The Artist Project: Liliana Porter

December 7, 2015
Artist Liliana Porter reflects on Jacometto's Portrait of a Young Man in this episode of The Artist Project.
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The Met as a Mirror: Peter Hristoff Reflects on His Residency

July 5, 2016

By Peter Hristoff

In his final blog post as artist in residence, Peter Hristoff contemplates why certain artworks captivate viewers and what those works say about ourselves as humankind.
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Storytime with The Met: “The Curious Garden” by Peter Brown

May 21, 2020
Enjoy Storytime from home! This week, Met educator Emily reads “The Curious Garden” by Peter Brown and connects it to “The Gardener.”
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Peter Hristoff on Reading Symbols in Art

February 23, 2016

By Peter Hristoff

Artist in Residence Peter Hristoff meditates on the use of symbols in art as a means of communicating information about the artist, culture, time period, and even ourselves.
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My Met: Peter Hristoff's Connections with the Museum

October 1, 2015

By Peter Hristoff

Artist in Residence Peter Hristoff reflects on his first visits to the Met and the impact of the Museum and its programs on his own creative endeavors.
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Gold-inlaid Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver (serial no. 20133), with Case and Accessories

Samuel Colt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862)

Date: ca. 1853
Accession Number: 2018.856.2a–o

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Clock with pedestal

Case attributed to André Charles Boulle (French, Paris 1642–1732 Paris)

Date: ca. 1690
Accession Number: 58.53a–c

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Low cabinet (meuble à hauteur d'appui) (one of a pair)

after a design by André Charles Boulle (French, Paris 1642–1732 Paris)

Date: late 18th century
Accession Number: 1974.391.1a, b

Image for Low cabinet (meuble à hauteur d'appui) (one of a pair)
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Low cabinet (meuble à hauteur d'appui) (one of a pair)

after a design by André Charles Boulle (French, Paris 1642–1732 Paris)

Date: late 18th century
Accession Number: 1974.391.2a, b

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Choir stall panels

Johann Justus Schacht with collaborators

Date: ca. 1723–26, figures 1787
Accession Number: 52.120

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Wig cabinet (cabinet de coiffure)

Johann Daniel Sommer II (German, 1643–1698?)

Date: ca. 1685
Accession Number: 2004.417

Image for Case (Inrō) with Design of Grasshopper on Stalk of Flowering Lily
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Grasshopper on Stalk of Flowering Lily

Nomura Chōkei (dates unknown) (Japanese)

Date: 18th–19th century
Accession Number: 29.100.788

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Cigarette and Match Holder with Ashtray

Wolfgang Hoffmann (American (born Austria) Vienna 1900–1969 Chicago, Illinois)

Date: ca. 1930
Accession Number: 2000.600.10a,b

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Jug

Date: 1602
Accession Number: 2014.712.20

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Case (Inrō) with Design of Poppies

Accession Number: 29.100.789