Word: metalworks
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...branches of art other than painting, the Metropolitan is admittedly a museum of the first rank. Its prints, casts, sculpture, bronzes, terracottas, glass, Classical, Egyptian, Far and Near Eastern art, armor, jewelry, musical instruments, European and U. S. decorative art, metalwork, costumes, textiles and laces, make it the necessary U. S. focal point of anyone seriously interested in worldwide craftsmanship. Last year's deficit of $883,384.35, due to administration expenses, reported recently by Metropolitan authorities (TIME, March 3), is an indication of the sums being spent to keep this esthetic treasury of increasing benefit to the nation...