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Ensemble, Thom Browne American, (a) wool, cotton, silk, synthetic; (b) wool, metal; (c) cotton, silk; (d) wool, cotton, cupro; (e, f) cotton, nylon, silk; (g, h) leather, silk, American
Ensemble
Thom Browne
spring/summer 2018
Lyautey Unit Blocks (Play), Yto Barrada Moroccan, born France, Wood and paint
Lyautey Unit Blocks (Play)
Yto Barrada
2010
Sake Ewer (Hisage) with Chrysanthemums and Paulownia Crests in Alternating Fields, Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”) on black ground, Japan
Sake Ewer (Hisage) with Chrysanthemums and Paulownia Crests in Alternating Fields
Japan
early 17th century
Seated bodhisattva (left attendant of a triad), Gilt wood, Korea
Seated bodhisattva (left attendant of a triad)
Korea
ca. mid-17th century
Portrait of Alvise Contarini(?); (verso) A Tethered Roebuck, Jacometto (Jacometto Veneziano) Italian, Oil on wood; verso: oil and gold on wood
Portrait of Alvise Contarini(?); (verso) A Tethered Roebuck
Jacometto (Jacometto Veneziano)
ca. 1485–95
"Dragon Robe", Vivienne Tam American, synthetic, American
"Dragon Robe"
Vivienne Tam
spring/summer 1998
Wall painting on black ground: landscape, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase, Fresco, Roman, Pompeian
Wall painting on black ground: landscape, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase
Roman, Pompeian
last decade of the 1st century BCE
Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu peoples
Mukudj (mask)
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century
Adam, Auguste Rodin French, Bronze, French, Paris
Adam
Auguste Rodin
modeled 1880 or 1881, cast 1910
Ana deo (ancestral couple), Nage artist, Wood, Nage
Ana deo (ancestral couple)
Nage artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Poughkeepsie, New York, André Kertész American, born Hungary, Gelatin silver print
Poughkeepsie, New York
André Kertész
1937
Ensemble, Alexander McQueen British, (a) silk, metal, glass; (b) silk, metal; (c) synthetic fiber, metal, glass; (d, e) metal, leather, silk, glass, British
Ensemble
Alexander McQueen
Sarah Burton
spring/summer 2012
Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé), Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt Dutch, Oak, pine, walnut veneered with ebony, rosewood, and marquetry of tortoiseshell and engraved brass; gilt bronze and steel, French, Paris
Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé)
Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt
Jean Berain
ca. 1685
Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides, Edo peoples
Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
16th century
Buddha Maitreya (Mile) Altarpiece, Gilt bronze, China
Buddha Maitreya (Mile) Altarpiece
China
dated 524 (5th year of Zhengguang reign)
Mummy Mask of a Woman, Cartonnage, plaster, paint, plant fibers
Mummy Mask of a Woman
A.D. 60–70
Standing Ganesha, Stone, Cambodia
Standing Ganesha
Cambodia
second half 7th century
Reliquary Shrine, Jean de Touyl French, Gilded silver, translucent enamel, paint, French
Reliquary Shrine
Jean de Touyl
ca. 1325–50
Portrait of Nicolás Matías Fernández Méndez, José Campeche, Oil on wood panel
Portrait of Nicolás Matías Fernández Méndez
José Campeche
ca. 1800
Helmet crest from a nja masquerade, Grassfields artists, Wood, copper, glass beads, raffia palm, cowrie shells, Bamum kingdom
Helmet crest from a nja masquerade
Grassfields artists
ca. 1800–80
De l'imitation de Jesus-Christ, traduction nouvelle ; ornée de figures en taille-douce, J. B. Guélard French
De l'imitation de Jesus-Christ, traduction nouvelle ; ornée de figures en taille-douce
Multiple artists/makers
1741
Dress, Issey Miyake Japanese, polyester, linen, Japanese
Dress
Issey Miyake
Miyake Design Studio
spring/summer 1990
Evening ensemble, Hanae Mori French, silk, Japanese
Evening ensemble
Hanae Mori
1966–69
Swan-Neck Glass Bottle, Glass, blue; dip-molded, blown, folded foot
Swan-Neck Glass Bottle
19th century
Parting, Hughie Lee-Smith American, Watercolor and graphite on paper
Parting
Hughie Lee-Smith
1994
[Female Nude, Reclining, in Profile], Julien Vallou de Villeneuve French, Salted paper print from paper negative
[Female Nude, Reclining, in Profile]
Julien Vallou de Villeneuve
ca. 1853
3-part Garden landscape window for Linden Hall, Agnes F. Northrop American, Leaded Favrile glass
3-part Garden landscape window for Linden Hall
Agnes F. Northrop
Tiffany Studios
1912
Vishnu Riding on Garuda, Gilt copper repoussé, Nepal
Vishnu Riding on Garuda
Nepal
dated 1004
"Antonius" Violin, Antonio Stradivari Italian, Maple, spruce, ebony, Italian (Cremona)
"Antonius" Violin
Antonio Stradivari
1711
[Thomas Eakins and John Laurie Wallace on a Beach], Thomas Eakins American, Platinum print
[Thomas Eakins and John Laurie Wallace on a Beach]
Thomas Eakins
ca. 1883
Hazomanga finial, Sakalava artist, Katrafay wood (Cedrelopsis grevei), pigment, Sakalava peoples
Hazomanga finial
Sakalava artist
17th–late 18th century
Border Fragment, Cotton, camelid hair, Paracas
Border Fragment
Paracas
450–175 BCE
Ghanti (bell), Brass, Indian
Ghanti (bell)
Indian
last half 19th century
Armorial Plate (tondino): The story of King Midas, Nicola da Urbino Italian, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
Armorial Plate (tondino): The story of King Midas
Nicola da Urbino
ca. 1520–25
Avalokiteshvara Padmapani, Bronze inlaid with silver and copper, Pakistan (Swat Valley)
Avalokiteshvara Padmapani
Pakistan (Swat Valley)
7th century
Damaru, Skull, cloth, wax, Tibetan
Damaru
Tibetan
19th century
"Model No. 41" Lounge Chair, Alvar Aalto Finnish, Laminated Birch
"Model No. 41" Lounge Chair
Alvar Aalto
Oy. Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötehdas AB
1931–32
The cabinet-makers' London book of prices, and designs of cabinet work, calculated for the convenience of cabinet makers in general, whereby the price of executing any piece of work may be easily found, London Society of Cabinet Makers
The cabinet-makers' London book of prices, and designs of cabinet work, calculated for the convenience of cabinet makers in general, whereby the price of executing any piece of work may be easily found
London Society of Cabinet Makers
W. Brown and A. O'Neil
1793
Clarinet in B-flat, Charles Joseph Sax Belgian, Ivory, brass, gold-plated silver, Belgian
Clarinet in B-flat
Charles Joseph Sax
1830
Kushite official, subsequently modified, Leaded bronze, gold leaf
Kushite official, subsequently modified
ca. 712–664 B.C.
Cubism : a history and an analysis, 1907-1914, John Golding British
Cubism : a history and an analysis, 1907-1914
John Golding
George Wittenborn, Inc.
1959
Man's coat, Tanned leather and pigment, Innu/ Naskapi, Native American
Man's coat
Innu/ Naskapi, Native American
ca. 1820