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"From ancient artifacts to modern marvels, the world is woven together by the power of material

Background imageMaterial Collection: The Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures at Dublin, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures at Dublin, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures and Industry at Dublin, 1864. View of the Agricultural Hall, Earlsfort Terrace. The central portion was divided from its smaller adjuncts by wooden

Background imageMaterial Collection: Paris fashions for August, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Paris fashions for August, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Paris fashions for August, 1864. Fig. 1. Walking Dress. Robe and paletot of grey foulard, with three rows of dark violet silk and passementerie trimming on the skirt; round the edge of the paletot

Background imageMaterial Collection: The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: Schleswig costumes, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: Schleswig costumes, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: Schleswig costumes, 1864. Sand-eel fisher-girl of Blavand's Bay; peasant girl of Fohr in her Sunday attire; peasant woman of Ostenfeldt in her Sunday dress;

Background imageMaterial Collection: Paris fashions for February, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Paris fashions for February, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Paris fashions for February, 1864. Fig. 1. Walking Dress. Dark brown silk robe, trimmed round the bottom of the skirt with a wide band of black velvet

Background imageMaterial Collection: Homemade meal; acquaintances of the Irkutsk merchant V.M. Posokhin, 1910-1919. Creator: Unknown

Homemade meal; acquaintances of the Irkutsk merchant V.M. Posokhin, 1910-1919. Creator: Unknown
Homemade meal; acquaintances of the Irkutsk merchant V.M. Posokhin, 1910-1919. From a collection of 136 photographs of Irkutsk from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Background imageMaterial Collection: Phelonion [vestment]. From the time of Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich. In the vestry of the Assum

Phelonion [vestment]. From the time of Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich. In the vestry of the Assumption Cathedral. Rostov Velikii, 1911

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Background imageMaterial Collection: Olof Håkansson, 1695-1769, c18th century. Creator: Anon

Olof Håkansson, 1695-1769, c18th century. Creator: Anon
Olof Hakansson, 1695-1769, c18th century

Background imageMaterial Collection: Unknown woman with the Gyllenstierna and Eka arms, early 17th century. Creator: Anon

Unknown woman with the Gyllenstierna and Eka arms, early 17th century. Creator: Anon
Unknown woman with the Gyllenstierna and Eka arms, early 17th century

Background imageMaterial Collection: The Morning Toilet. Boudoir Scene, mid-18th-early 19th century. Creator: Per Hillestrom

The Morning Toilet. Boudoir Scene, mid-18th-early 19th century. Creator: Per Hillestrom
The Morning Toilet. Boudoir Scene, mid-18th-early 19th century

Background imageMaterial Collection: The Flower Vendor, 1640. Creator: Paulus Bor

The Flower Vendor, 1640. Creator: Paulus Bor
The Flower Vendor, 1640

Background imageMaterial Collection: Self portrait, c1690. Creator: Michael Dahl

Self portrait, c1690. Creator: Michael Dahl
Self portrait, c1690

Background imageMaterial Collection: Portrait of the wholesale dealer Johan Fredrik Burghadi, 1781. Creator: Lorens Pasch the Younger

Portrait of the wholesale dealer Johan Fredrik Burghadi, 1781. Creator: Lorens Pasch the Younger
Portrait of the wholesale dealer Johan Fredrik Burghadi, 1781

Background imageMaterial Collection: Portrait of Pope Alexander VII, c1650. Creator: Giovanni Battista Gaulli Baciccio

Portrait of Pope Alexander VII, c1650. Creator: Giovanni Battista Gaulli Baciccio
Portrait of Pope Alexander VII, c1650

Background imageMaterial Collection: St Hugh of Lincoln and St Benedict of Nursia. Creator: Gherardo di Jacopo

St Hugh of Lincoln and St Benedict of Nursia. Creator: Gherardo di Jacopo
St Hugh of Lincoln and St Benedict of Nursia, Unknown date

Background imageMaterial Collection: The Lace-Maker, 1885. Creator: Georg Pauli

The Lace-Maker, 1885. Creator: Georg Pauli
The Lace-Maker, 1885

Background imageMaterial Collection: Oskar I, 1799-1859, King of Sweden and Norway, c1830s. Creator: Fredric Westin

Oskar I, 1799-1859, King of Sweden and Norway, c1830s. Creator: Fredric Westin
Oskar I, 1799-1859, King of Sweden and Norway, c1830s

Background imageMaterial Collection: Queen Henrietta Maria of England, 1632-1641. Creator: Anthony van Dyck

Queen Henrietta Maria of England, 1632-1641. Creator: Anthony van Dyck
Queen Henrietta Maria of England, 1632-1641

Background imageMaterial Collection: Otto van Rees, Governor-general, after 1884-c.1899. Creator: Unknown

Otto van Rees, Governor-general, after 1884-c.1899. Creator: Unknown
Otto van Rees, Governor-general, after 1884-c.1899. Van Rees (1823-1892) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1884-1888

Background imageMaterial Collection: Interior with a Mother Combing her Child's Hair, Known as Maternal Care, 1669

Interior with a Mother Combing her Child's Hair, Known as Maternal Care, 1669. Creator: Gaspar Netscher
Interior with a Mother Combing her Child's Hair, Known as Maternal Care, 1669. Woman wearing a silk dress and a fur-trimmed jacket with her two children

Background imageMaterial Collection: George I (of Hanover), (c1911). Creator: Unknown

George I (of Hanover), (c1911). Creator: Unknown
George I (of Hanover), (c1911). King George I of Great Britain. From a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller. In the National Portrait Gallery'

Background imageMaterial Collection: Venus and Cupid, 1531-1578. Creator: Simone Peterzano

Venus and Cupid, 1531-1578. Creator: Simone Peterzano
Venus and Cupid, 1531-1578

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Fontaine, between 1915 and 1920. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Fontaine, between 1915 and 1920. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Fontaine, between 1915 and 1920

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Florence Parbury, portrait photograph. 1919 Oct. 6. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Florence Parbury, portrait photograph. 1919 Oct. 6. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Florence Parbury, portrait photograph. 1919 Oct. 6. British socialite, author, musician, painter and traveller

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Aurah Melnor, portrait photograph, 1919 Jan. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Aurah Melnor, portrait photograph, 1919 Jan. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Aurah Melnor, portrait photograph, 1919 Jan. 11. Performer of dramatic dances

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Aurah Melnor, 1918 Sept. 6. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Aurah Melnor, 1918 Sept. 6. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Aurah Melnor, 1918 Sept. 6. Performer of dramatic dances

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Aurah Melnor, 1918 Sept. 6. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Aurah Melnor, 1918 Sept. 6. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Aurah Melnor, 1918 Sept. 6. Performer of dramatic dances

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Margaret McKenzie, 1919 Sept. 24. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Margaret McKenzie, 1919 Sept. 24. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Margaret McKenzie, 1919 Sept. 24

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Margaret McKenzie, 1919 Sept. 19. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Margaret McKenzie, 1919 Sept. 19. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Margaret McKenzie, 1919 Sept. 19

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Margaret McKenzie, 1919 Oct. 25. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Margaret McKenzie, 1919 Oct. 25. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Margaret McKenzie, 1919 Oct. 25

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Margaret McKenzie, 1919 Oct. 25. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Margaret McKenzie, 1919 Oct. 25. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Margaret McKenzie, 1919 Oct. 25

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Margaret McKenzie, 1919 Oct. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Margaret McKenzie, 1919 Oct. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Margaret McKenzie, 1919 Oct

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Katherine Locke, portrait photograph, 1918 June 19. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Katherine Locke, portrait photograph, 1918 June 19. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Katherine Locke, portrait photograph, 1918 June 19

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Kervin, portrait photograph, 1918 June. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Kervin, portrait photograph, 1918 June. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Kervin, portrait photograph, 1918 June

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss D. Johnston, portrait photograph, 1918 Nov. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss D. Johnston, portrait photograph, 1918 Nov. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss D. Johnston, portrait photograph, 1918 Nov

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Raine H. Jacoby, portrait photograph, 1919 Sept. 4. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Raine H. Jacoby, portrait photograph, 1919 Sept. 4. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Raine H. Jacoby, portrait photograph, 1919 Sept. 4

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Hines, 1919 Aug. 19. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Hines, 1919 Aug. 19. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Hines, 1919 Aug. 19

Background imageMaterial Collection: Mrs. Albert Hinckman, portrait photograph, 1919 Oct. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mrs. Albert Hinckman, portrait photograph, 1919 Oct. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Albert Hinckman, portrait photograph, 1919 Oct

Background imageMaterial Collection: Helen Moeller dancers, between 1915 and 1922. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Helen Moeller dancers, between 1915 and 1922. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Helen Moeller dancers, between 1915 and 1922

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Hasbrouck, portrait photograph, 1918 Nov. 23. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Hasbrouck, portrait photograph, 1918 Nov. 23. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Hasbrouck, portrait photograph, 1918 Nov. 23

Background imageMaterial Collection: Mrs. Hapgood, portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 5. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mrs. Hapgood, portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 5. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Hapgood, portrait photograph, 1918 Dec. 5

Background imageMaterial Collection: Mrs. Gugi, (Marion Vardi), between 1918 and 1922. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mrs. Gugi, (Marion Vardi), between 1918 and 1922. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Gugi, (Marion Vardi), between 1918 and 1922

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Jean Graydon, portrait photograph, 1919 Sept. 23. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Jean Graydon, portrait photograph, 1919 Sept. 23. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Jean Graydon, portrait photograph, 1919 Sept. 23

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Marie Goff, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 16. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Marie Goff, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 16. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Marie Goff, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 16

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Marie Goff, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 16. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Marie Goff, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 16. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Marie Goff, portrait photograph, 1918 Sept. 16

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss M. Flanagan, portrait photograph, 1919 July 9. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss M. Flanagan, portrait photograph, 1919 July 9. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss M. Flanagan, portrait photograph, 1919 July 9

Background imageMaterial Collection: Miss Lucy Feagin, portrait photograph, 1919 May 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Lucy Feagin, portrait photograph, 1919 May 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Lucy Feagin, portrait photograph, 1919 May 20. Drama teacher Lucy Harris Feagin founded the Feagin School of Dramatic Art in New York City

Background imageMaterial Collection: Fashion show, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Fashion show, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Fashion show, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942




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