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Masquerade Element: Undergarment (Egungun), Cotton, wool, synthetic fibers, Yoruba peoples — Masquerade Element: Undergarment (Egungun)
Yoruba peoples
20th century

Bronze statuette of a veiled and masked dancer, Bronze, Greek — Bronze statuette of a veiled and masked dancer
Greek
3rd–2nd century BCE

Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), Achilles Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Achilles Painter
ca. 440 BCE

Pantsuit, André Courrèges French, wool, French — Pantsuit
André Courrèges
1966–68

Slip, Daphne Hughes, synthetic, British — Slip
Daphne Hughes
ca. 1967

Petticoat, wool, silk, cotton, American — Petticoat
American
ca. 1903

Dress, Jean Paul Gaultier French, wool, cotton, synthetic, French — Dress
Jean Paul Gaultier
fall/winter 1995–96

Limestone male figure, Limestone, Cypriot — Limestone male figure
Cypriot
last quarter of the 6th century BCE

Woman Walking in the Snow, Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Woman Walking in the Snow
Utagawa Hiroshige
1840s–early 1850s

Limestone figure of a woman, Limestone, Cypriot — Limestone figure of a woman
Cypriot
late 6th century BCE

Man's Under-kimono (Nagajuban) with Skeletons, Plain-weave crepe silk with paste-resist dyeing, Japan — Man's Under-kimono (Nagajuban) with Skeletons
Japan
ca. 1930s

Courtesan with Fan and Koto
, Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之 Japanese, Hanging scroll; color on silk, Japan — Courtesan with Fan and Koto
Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之
late 18th century

Pictures of Ten Styles (Jittaiga Fuzoku): A Young Woman with a Dog, Torii Kiyonaga Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Pictures of Ten Styles (Jittaiga Fuzoku): A Young Woman with a Dog
Torii Kiyonaga
ca. 1790–91

Female Entertainer with a Koto, Utagawa Toyoharu Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Female Entertainer with a Koto
Utagawa Toyoharu
Shokusanjin (Ōta Nanpo)
ca. 1785; inscription early 19th century

Woman in a Black Kimono, Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Japan — Woman in a Black Kimono
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
1783–89

Beauty on a Snowy Quay, Teisai Hokuba Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color, and gold on silk, Japan — Beauty on a Snowy Quay
Teisai Hokuba
18th century

Buddha Amitabha Descending from His Pure Land, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, China — Buddha Amitabha Descending from His Pure Land
China
late 13th century

Girdle, silk, American or European — Girdle
American or European
1924

The Actor Ichikawa Komazō III, Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英 Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — The Actor Ichikawa Komazō III
Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英
ca. 1791 (Kansei 3)

Two Women and a Puppy, Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Two Women and a Puppy
Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪
1787–88

Shroud of a Woman Wearing a Fringed Tunic, Linen, paint (tempera) — Shroud of a Woman Wearing a Fringed Tunic
A.D. 170–200

Summer robe (hito-e) with cranes and pines
, Plain-weave silk with paste-resist dyeing, Japan — Summer robe (hito-e) with cranes and pines
Japan
ca. 1870–80s

Underdress, cotton, American — Underdress
American
ca. 1822

Corset, Worcester Corset Company American, silk, cotton, metal, bone, American — Corset
Worcester Corset Company
1876

Prisoner jar, Ceramic, slip, Moche — Prisoner jar
Moche
200–800 CE

Virex Barbaria, Cpirot, Miles Groecus Vulgo Stradiota

Multiple artists/makers

1581

Blow Up (Michelli), Josephine Meckseper German, Body form (torso with undergarment), two plastic frames with two photos in each, leg form (calf high with sock), leg form (thigh high with stocking), round metal stand, toilet scrubber in holder, metal sculpture, 2 glass balls, double sided ENDLESS DEALS sign, clipstand, double sided color prints mounted on Sintra, double-sided C-print/silver gelatin print mounted on Sintra and unmounted silver gelatin print — Blow Up (Michelli)
Josephine Meckseper
2006

A Nagasaki Courtesan with a Nanban Screen
, Kobayakawa Kiyoshi Japanese, Hanging scroll; color, silver, gold, and gold leaf on silk, Japan — A Nagasaki Courtesan with a Nanban Screen
Kobayakawa Kiyoshi
1926

Bronze Cuirass, Greek, mid-4th century, B.C., The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tanya Marcuse

2002–2003

Crinet (Horse's Neck Armor), Augsburg, Germany, 1550-60, Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts

Tanya Marcuse

2002–2003

Tournament Helm of Sir Giles Capel, 16th century, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tanya Marcuse

2002–2003

Wire and Muslin Bustle, Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York

Tanya Marcuse

2002–2003

Corset with Silk Ribbons, 1880s, Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York

Tanya Marcuse

2002–2003

The January Sale of Undergarments, Boudoir Apparel, Corsets; also Southland Wear

Bonwit Teller & Co.

January 1924

Bustle, cotton, metal, American or European — Bustle
American or European
1880s

Corset, Facon, silk, elastic, metal, French — Corset
Facon
Saks Fifth Avenue
1930–35

Woman Applying Henna, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Woman Applying Henna
late 16th century

Sabbaton and Greave (Foot and Shin), Nuremberg, Germany, 1525-30, Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachussetts

Tanya Marcuse

2002–2003

Slip, linen, silk, French — Slip
French
1910–15

Takigawa of the Ōgiya Brothel: The First Reception Room Appointment of the New Year (Hatsu-uri zashiki no zu: Ōgiya Takigawa), from the series A Comparison of Selected Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō bisen awase), Chōbunsai Eishi Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — Takigawa of the Ōgiya Brothel: The First Reception Room Appointment of the New Year (Hatsu-uri zashiki no zu: Ōgiya Takigawa), from the series A Comparison of Selected Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō bisen awase)
Chōbunsai Eishi
ca. 1794–95