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Introduction

A Decade of Collecting (Painting and Sculpture; Prints, Drawings, and Photographs)

June 26 - September 20, 1987

Selected Objects

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Unknown artist

Dress

American

Skirt, 1876

American

Bodice, 1876

French

Stomacher, 1760-1770

French

Robe à la française, 1760-1770

Indian, India

Wine Cup of Emperor Jahangir, 1612-1613

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo, designer

Furnishing textile length, ca. 1920

Abigail Dewing

Album Quilt, ca. 1860-1870

French

Petticoat, 1760-1770

Jacques Fath, designer

ball gown, 1950's

French

Table runner, 1920

Marie Louis Sue

textile, 1912-1917

Jacques Fath, designer

bolero, 1950's

Indonesian Toradja

Ceremonial cloth, ca. 1900
No Image Available

English

textile, early 1800s

English

Textile, ca. 1890

Sumiyoshi

The Tale of Genji, late 1600s

Sumiyoshi

The Tale of Genji, 1600s

Pierre Cardin, designer

Cocktail dress, ca.1970

Caucasus Kazakh

rug, 1800s

Gandharan, Gandhara

Head of Buddha Shakyamuni, 1-200 CE

Indian

Two Priests at the Shrine of Shri Nath-ji, early 1800s

Japanese

Food Box, mid 1800s

Turkish, Istanbul

Abu Jahl Conversing with Jabir, ca. 1594-95

French

Overdress, 1760-1770

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

The curse of Kasane [Onoe Kikugoro in the role of the ghost Kasane] (Kasane okon), 1838

Malian (ancient style), Mali

horse blanket, 1900s

Indian, India Possibly Sri Lanka

Dagger (Khanjar), 1500s-1600s

Junichi Arai, designer

Jacquard Sample, 1984

French

Table runner, 1920

Iranian

Finial, 1400s

Robert Venturi, designer

Composition, 1984

Bamana Malian (ancient style), Mali

Kosso Walani, 1900s

Chinese

Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), ca.575 CE
No Image Available

Portuguese Spanish

Textile, mid 1700s

English, Spitalfields

Coverlet, ca. 1747

French

Table runner, 1920

William Kilburn, textile designer

Dress, ca. 1790
No Image Available

Turkish, Istanbul

Abu Jahl and his warriors (page from an illustrated manuscript of Darir's Siyari Nabi), around 1594-1595
No Image Available

Turkish, Istanbul

Abu Jahl and his warriors (page from an illustrated manuscript of Darir's Siyari Nabi), around 1594-1595

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Exhibition Checklist

A Decade of Collecting (Painting and Sculpture; Prints, Drawings, and Photographs)

June 26 - September 20, 1987
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