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House of Worth Ball Gown: Behind the Scenes at The Costume Institute Conservation Laboratory

June 21, 2017

Glenn Petersen, conservator in The Met's Costume Institute, offers a close look at a House of Worth ball gown from 1898.

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The Artist Project: Barry X Ball

June 6, 2016

Artist Barry X Ball reflects on an Egyptian fragment of a queen’s face in this episode of The Artist Project.

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The Old Ball Game: Shining Stadium Lights on the City's Baseball Heroes

October 4, 2016

By Christopher Gorman

Christopher Gorman, project manager for Marketing and External Affairs, welcomes the start of the Major League Baseball playoffs with a trip to the exhibition The Old Ball Game: New York Baseball, 1887–1977.

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The Old Ball Game: New York Baseball, 1887–1977

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Legends of Baseball’s Dead Ball Era (1900–1919) from the Burdick Collection
July 8–December 1, 2013

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Gowns and Mansions: French Fashion in U.S. Homes

September 29, 2021

By Elizabeth L. Block

In the 19th century, fashion was inextricably linked to interior space, as demonstrated by the Vanderbilts’ elaborate 1883 ball.

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Ann Lowe (ca. 1898–1981)

January 24, 2024

By Elizabeth Way

Ann Lowe, a designer of opulent gowns for elite American society, was born in Clayton, Alabama, into a family of dressmakers.

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Roman Mold-Blown Glass

October 1, 2003

By Rosemarie Trentinella

The invention of glassblowing led to an enormous increase in the range of shapes and designs that glassworkers could produce, and the mold-blowing process soon developed as an offshoot of free-blowing.

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The Upside-down Catfish

December 7, 2015

By Isabel Stünkel

Associate Curator Isabel Stünkel examines a Middle Kingdom fish pendant, on loan from National Museums Scotland, that ancient Egyptians believed to possess magical properties.

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