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White silk kimono with stenciled yellow flowers and turquoise stems.

Summer Kimono (Hitoe), About 1900–1916

Painted portrait dominated by loose, large brushstrokes of a woman, seen from the back, wearing a gauzy white off-the-shoulder dress and black choker, blond hair swept up, examining herself in a mirror at left. The background is a feathered swirl suggesting floral pattern in cool pale tones of gray, purple, pink, and blue.

Woman at Her Toilette, 1875–80

Berthe Morisot

A work made of leather, cut, pricked and slashed; silk satin appliqué; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk couching; gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk woven fringe; balls covered with gilt-metal-wrapped-silk; ribbons of silk, plain weave edged with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk woven fringe; lining: silk, plain weave; interlining: linen, plain weave.

Pair of Gloves, 1601/50

Bright exaggerated painting of aging showgirl with feathered hairpiece and garish makeup.

Minnie, 1974

Ed Paschke

A work made of mixed media.

Kenmore Sewing Machine, c. 1974–75

Charles Harrison

Robe with vertical bands of yellow, blue, and red abstract designs.

Woman's Robe, 1840/60

Opulently dressed light-skinned man and woman drink at a small table. A mirror behind them reflects a crowd. Her blue dress and dark hat dominate.

At Mouquin's, 1905

William James Glackens

A work made of color woodblock print; uncut hosoban triptych, benizuri-e.

Young Men of Fashion - A Set of Three (Wakashu sanpukutsui), early 1750s

Ishikawa Toyonobu

A work made of silk, gilt-and-silvered-metal strips, and gilt-and-silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and supplementary brocading wefts; two loom widths joined.

Panel, 1725/75

Style of Jean Baptiste Pillement

A work made of mahogany veneer and tulip poplar.

Dressing Mirror, c. 1820

Duncan Phyfe

A work made of oil on yellow poplar panel.

Master Schaum, 1808–10

Jacob Eichholtz

Portrait of man wearing voluminous black cloak, feathered hat, and gold medallion.

Old Man with a Gold Chain, 1631

Rembrandt van Rijn

A work made of silk, compound weave; brocaded; gilt galloon; gilt buttons with silk cord loops.

Sarafan (Gala Costume), 18th century

A work made of wool and silk, weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Long Shawl, 1825/75

A work made of cotton, plain weave; brocaded in wool.

Panel (Style of Toile Normande), 1750/1800

A pensive faced woman sits, slightly hunched, holding a book.

Interrupted Reading, c. 1870

Jean Baptiste Camille Corot

A work made of oil on cradled panel.

Approaching Storm, 1864

Eugène Louis Boudin

A work made of hand-colored etching on paper.

Fashionables of 1818, 1818

George Cruikshank

A work made of cotton, needle lace of a type known as "point de gaze".

Veil with Russian Imperial Family Coat of Arms, 1875/1900

A work made of bone, etched; flower vase, sailing vessel, portrait head, tulip and heart, in separate panels.

Busk (Corset Stay), c. 1800/10

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