The 300-piece silver collection spans three centuries.
The silver collection contains just under 1,300 pieces from the 15th to 19th centuries, and is recognized as one of the most important in Mexico.
Cataloguing the Court's silver collection (see photograph at right).
Under the proposal, half the silver collection could be returned while the other half remains at the Met, with an exchange every four years.
The silver collection is extremely varied, covering the period from the 16th century to the present.
During that time, he accumulated many works of art, including a famous Renaissance gold and silver collection.
For decades the space was used as a vault to store part of the museum's American silver collection.
She also had a sizable silver collection that she stored in her strongroom.
Several colleges retain impressive antique "sconce pots" in their silver collections.
As could be expected in any such elaborate household, McIlhenny had acquired a large silver collection.