Works of Art (35)
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The Arab Jeweler, ca. 1882, Charles Sprague Pearce (American), Oil on canvas, (22.69) |
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At-home dress, ca. 1850, English, Chinese aubergine silk damask and velvet (1994.302.1) |
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Banyan, ca. 1735, English, Brown figured silk faille (1981.208.2) |
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Café House, Cairo (Casting Bullets), probably 1870s, Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, Oil on canvas (05.13.4) |
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Cocktail dress, ca. 1960, Madame Grès (Alix Barton) (French), Magenta silk (1993.190) |
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Court gown, 1760s, French, Cloth-of-silver brocaded with silver lace trim (50.168.2a,b) |
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Day dress, ca. 1924, Callot Soeurs (French), Woven cashmere embroidered with gold thread (1978.288.7a,b) |
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Dress (robe à la polonaise), ca. 1780, French, White silk de chine with hand-painted multicolored floral sprays (1976.146a,b); Dress (robe à la polonaise), 178085, American, Yellow silk de chine with hand-painted multicolored floral sprays (1970.87a,b) |
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Dress, 1907, Jeanne Hallée, Black silk crepe embroidered with silk floss and ribbon (C.I.49.2.5) |
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Dressing gown, ca. 1880, Japanese for Western market, Quilted blue silk (1970.83a,b); Dressing gown, late 1880s, Japanese for Western market, Quilted brown silk (1975.227.7a,b) |
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Dressing gown, ca. 1930, Mariano Fortuny (Italian, born Spain), Stenciled rose silk (C.I.50.44) |
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Evening dress, 1950, Claire McCardell (American), Red silk damask (C.I.58.49.4a,b) |
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Evening ensemble, ca. 1934, Jeanne Lanvin (French), Black silk taffeta with metal plaques (1993.423.1a,b) |
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Evening ensemble, spring/summer 1980, Yves Saint Laurent (French, born Algeria), Gilt embroidered black silk gazar (1984.607.28ac) |
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Evening jacket, 193637, Jeanne Lanvin (French, 18671946), Silver lamé with black fox trim (C.I.66.58.1) |
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Evening wrap, 195455, Cristobal Balenciaga (French, born Spain), Pink silk faille (1973.21.3) |
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[Female nude, reclining, with arm raised (#1940)], ca. 1853, Julien Vallou de Villeneuve (French), Salted paper print from paper negative (1993.69.1) [Female nude, standing (#1936)], ca. 1853, Julien Vallou de Villeneuve (French), Salted paper print from paper negative (1993.69.2) [Female nude, reclining, profile (#1019)], ca. 1853, Julien Vallou de Villeneuve (French), Salted paper print from paper negative (1993.69.3) |
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A Group of Children Playing under the Plum Blossoms in the Snow, 1887, Hashimoto Chikanobu (Japanese), Woodblock print (JP3341) |
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Joseph Sherburne, ca. 176770, John Singleton Copley (American), Oil on canvas (23.143) |
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Longcase Regulator with Equation Work and Calendar (Régulateur à equation), ca. 176870, Movement by Ferdinand Berthoud (French); Case by Balthazar Lieutaud (French), Case: oak veneered with ebony, with gilt-bronze mounts and glass panel; Dial: white enamel with black numerals; Movement: brass and steel (1982.60.50) |
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Mantle, 187075, French, White wool serge couched with metallic braid (46.25.4); Opera cloak, 1850s, American, Ivory silk faille embroidered with gold soutache braid (C.I.53.2); Dolman, ca. 1870, American (?), While silk poplin and braid (C.I.38.102) |
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The Night Patrol at Smyrna,
Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (French),
Oil on canvas (87.15.93) |
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Odalisque in Grisaille, 182434, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and Workshop (French), Oil on canvas (38.65) |
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Pagode: Costumes Parisiennes, 1914, Étienne Drian (French), Hand-colored print (LY62.38.1[20]) |
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Prayer in the Mosque, 1871, Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), Oil on canvas (87.15.130) |
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[Reclining Odalisque], 1858, Roger Fenton (British), Salted paper print from glass negative (1997.382.34) |
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Robe à la française, third quarter of 18th century, French, Ivory cotton printed in multicolored floral motif (C.I.64.32.3a,b) |
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Royal Tiger, 1829,
Eugène Delacroix (French),
Lithograph (67.630.7) |
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Saada, the Wife of Abraham Benchimol, and Préciada, One of Their Daughters, 1832, Eugène Delacroix (French), Watercolor over graphite (1972.118.210) |
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Scene in the Jewish Quarter of Constantine, Théodore Chassériau (French), Oil on canvas (1996.285) |
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Snake Charmer at Tangier, Africa, 1872,
Louis Comfort Tiffany (American),
Oil on canvas (21.170) |
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Study for Portrait of an Indian, Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson (French,), Oil on canvas (1997.371) |
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Tea gown, ca. 1891, French, Pieced panels of paisley-patterned woven wool shawl (1985.39.3)' |
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Turkish Lancer and Onlookers Approaching a Town, ca. 176070,
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venetian),
Pen and brown ink, brush and pale brown wash, over traces of black chalk; framing outlines by the artist in pen and brown ink on paper (37.165.67) |
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The Yew Tree Ball (detail), 1745, Charles-Nicolas Cochin (French), Engraving (30.22[34/34]) |
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Thematic Essays (8)
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