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White silk kimono with stenciled yellow flowers and turquoise stems.

Summer Kimono (Hitoe), About 1900–1916

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

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

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

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

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

Photograph of a brown-skinned woman with a bouquet of flowers in her lap. She sits in a chair, resting her head in her right hand, and gazes directly at the viewer, smiling slightly. Her hair is short, and she wears pearls, a watch, and long earrings. The background is in black-and-white, but her dress and the flowers have been tinted with yellow and orange hues.

Do Tell, 1930

James VanDerZee

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

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

Sarafan (Gala Costume), 18th century

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 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 hand-colored etching on paper.

Fashionables of 1818, 1818

George Cruikshank

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

Panel (Style of Toile Normande), 1750/1800

A work made of oil on cradled panel.

Approaching Storm, 1864

Eugène Louis Boudin

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

Interrupted Reading, c. 1870

Jean Baptiste Camille Corot

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

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