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An interior space with sliding panel doors at right leading to a glimpse of outdoor greenery. Pale wooden shelves and trim line the room, which features pale blue walls and minimal furniture.

E-31: Japanese Traditional Interior, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of oil on canvas.

Dorothea and Francesca, 1898

Cecilia Beaux

A work made of brown crayon on buff wove paper.

Serpent Women Around Globe, n.d.

Sir Edward Burne-Jones

Quilted cloth with an appliqued rose motif and leaf rosettes arranged in straight lines, with a border of appliqued festoons.

Bedcover (Roses Quilt), c. 1830/35

Letticia Keziah Vernon

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

Slovenly (Shidaranasaso), from the series "Thirty-two Aspects of Women (Fuzoku sanjuniso)", 1888

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Interior with beige walls and an exposed wood-beam ceiling. Glass doors at back right let in light, and a framed doorway at center reveals a hint of a staircase. Upholstered wooden furniture and decorative elements have been placed throughout, and a chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

A35: California Living Room, c. 1935-1940, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of pastel on blue-gray wove paper (faded to tan), mounted on board.

Sleepy Nicolle, c. 1900

Mary Cassatt

A work made of offset lithograph in black and red on coated white wove paper.

The Women, 1982

Gladys Nilsson

A work made of color woodblock print; double-page illustration cut from a book.

Courtesans of the Obishiya, from the book "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)," vol. 2, 1776

Katsukawa Shunsho

Stately interior with cream walls and high ceilings. At left is a fireplace with a large military portrait painting above it; at right are two large windows lined with dark curtains. Modern and metallic decorative elements, including a distinctive screen panel and coffee table, mix with more traditional, antique pieces.

E-15: English Drawing Room of the Modern Period, 1930s, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Ornate interior with cream walls and dark wood floors. At left is a large window with blue curtains; at right is a fireplace with tall mirror. Gilded upholstered furniture and decorative elements, including numerous framed portraits, fill the room. A crystal chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

E-21: French Boudoir of the Louis XV Period, 1740-60, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

No. 7 (nana), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)", c. 1798/1800

Kitagawa Utamaro

A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

No. 12 (juni), from the series "Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-gusa)", c. 1798/1800

Kitagawa Utamaro

Three-dimensional piece featuring a large eyeball, oriented sideways, on a wooden pin set in a flat piece of yellow wood at upper right, cursive writing in French on the wood. Strands of curly hair and the wooden cutout of a cloud are affixed to the eyeball. Affixed to the wood, at lower left, is a tiny light-skinned hand with fingers reaching upward.

Object, 1936

Claude Cahun

A work made of silk, plain weave; painted; embroidered with silk in satin and stem stitches; french knots.

Picture Depicting Ann and Sarah (Needlework), early 19th century

The Gentlewoman, Issue 10, Autumn and Winter

The Gentlewoman, Issue 10, Autumn and Winter, 2014

Gert Jonkers and Jop Van Bennekom

The Gentlewoman, Issue 17, Spring and Summer

The Gentlewoman, Issue 17, Spring and Summer, 2018

Gert Jonkers and Jop Van Bennekom

Mold for Flax Chair Prototype

Mold for Flax Chair Prototype, 2018

Christien Meindertsma

A work made of graphite and casein on panel.

Juan Soriano De Lacandón, 1964

Leonora Carrington

Miniature model of a large, stately room with a circular marble tub sunk into the floor's center and fireplace at right. A central archway reveals a sitting area beyond.

E-25: French Bathroom and Boudoir of the Revolutionary Period, 1793-1804, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

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