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- Title
- Fan shaped obidome (obi brooch), inscribed bodai no tame
- Artist
- Taniguchi Haruki
- Physical Description
- Metal brooch in the shape of a fan with incised and inlaid decor, including floral designs. "Bodai no tame" is inscribed along with the artist's signature, Taniguchi Haruki, and indecipherable characters.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950-1975
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.369
- Medium and Support
- metal with incised and inlaid decor
- relevance
- rank 10.28716
- Secondary Keywords
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- form attributes
- jewelry
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on costume
- main garments
- objects we use
- pins (jewelry)
- shape
- Title
- Obidome (obi brooch) in shape of dancing lion
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Metal lion with flowing mane and tail. Gold inlaid spits decorate his body and color his eyes. The lion's head is thrown impossibly backwards, allowing a view of the head as if from above. The golden eyes look upwards.
- Century
- Second half of 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950-1975
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.368
- Medium and Support
- metal with gold inlay
- relevance
- rank 10.20970
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- jewelry
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on costume
- main garments
- mammals
- objects we use
- pins (jewelry)
- Title
- Saga nishiki style brocade reversible fukuro obi; one side with woven gold medallions on lime green; the other with woven gold medallions on white
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Reversible brocade obi with medallion patterns in gold-leafed paper (kinran) and pale yellow silk floss.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1940s-1960s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.329
- Medium and Support
- brocade with patterns executed in gold-leafed paper and silk floss
- relevance
- rank 10.17940
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- main garments
- objects we use
- ornament areas
- Title
- Study of a Woman Standing
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- A woman in a formal dress in a red/orange color and beige hat standing next to a wall. In her arms she is holding fabric about her waist. She has long brown curly hair.
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1800
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.530
- Medium and Support
- crayon and watercolor over graphite on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 10.13672
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- cook (county)
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- costume by function
- geographic and political locations
- headgear
- illinois (state)
- north and central america (continent)
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- protective wear
- united states (nation)
- Title
- Saga brocade obi with woven designs of poetry-inscribed fans
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Light mauve silk with appliqued Saga brocade patches of gold fans with calligraphic poetry on them. The calligraphy has been brushed on paper with gold flecks (sunago). which is the weft of the Saga brocade; brown silk thread is the warp. Partially backed with a different silk, a taupe with deliberately knotted weft; reamainder backed with plain-weave taupe silk.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1940s-1950s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.335
- Medium and Support
- silk with appliquéd Saga brocade patches
- relevance
- rank 10.08616
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories carried
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- main garments
- objects we use
- Title
- Obi-jime (obi cord)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Cord made of thin woven silver metallic thread.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1960s-1980s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.366
- Medium and Support
- woven silver mettalic thread
- relevance
- rank 10.08507
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- main garments
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- objects we use
- Title
- Collar for Kimono (replacement)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Beige kimono collar with red, blue and green vegetal designs
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.6
- Medium and Support
- silk
- relevance
- rank 9.75229
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn above the waist
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- main garments
- neckwear
- objects we use
- Title
- Black Nagoya -style obi with woven design of decorative spools (itomaki)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Black plain-weave silk (shusu) with woven designs in turquoise, fuschia, white, apricot, red, pink, and gold- and silver- coated paper (kinran, ginran). Lined with black satin.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1930s-1950s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.343
- Medium and Support
- black colored silk with gold and silver wrapped thread
- relevance
- rank 9.45868
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- animal material
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- fibroinous material
- main garments
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- Title
- Black Nagoya-style obi with appliquéd pathces woven in varied designs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Black plain-weave satin with appliqued patches in abstract geometric shapes, with woven floral, geometric, and landscape designs.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1930s-1950s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.341
- Medium and Support
- black satin with appliqued woven patches
- relevance
- rank 9.38400
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- coverings and hangings components
- furnishings components
- main garments
- objects we use
- quilt components
- Title
- Maru obi with woven designs of hexagonal medallions with phoenixes among floral scrolls
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Black pain-weave satin interwoven with silk threads in light purple, rust, coral, maize, chartreuse, red, white, and ultramarine, and metallic threads in three shades of gold. The hexagonal shapes are definied by a weft of gold-coated paper (kinran) in pale greenish gold; the gold threads used in the medallions are wrapped. Inside each medallion is a phoenix design among a floral scroll.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.345
- Medium and Support
- black silk interwoven with silk floss and gold-covered paper threads
- relevance
- rank 9.30331
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- animal material
- animals and creatures
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- fibroinous material
- legendary creatures
- main garments
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- Title
- Black silk gauze fukuro obi with large woven floral 'hosoge' medallions
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Black silk leno weave (gauze) fukuro obi; floral medallion patterns woven in lacquered red, gold-coated paper (kinran). and a synthetic turquoise metal-coated paper.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1960s-1980s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.334
- Medium and Support
- silk leno weave (gauze) with patterns woven in coated paper
- relevance
- rank 9.25700
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- main garments
- objects we use
- ornament areas
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Kimono
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Summer linen kimono with stenciled patterns of water wheels.
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.1
- Medium and Support
- linen
- relevance
- rank 9.17770
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume by form
- main garments
- objects we use
- Title
- Ivory maru obi with woven pattern of gold paulownia (kiri) flowers
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Maru obi with ivory colored sateen weave silk (shusu) with large woven paulownia designs in gold-leafed paper (kinran)
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1975
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.328
- Medium and Support
- ivory colored sateen weave silk with large woven designs in gold-leafed paper
- relevance
- rank 9.11822
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- main garments
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Olive Nagoya-style obi with wax-resist dyed floral medallions in white, rose, green, and blue
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Olive colored silk with wax-resist dyed (rokutsuzome) floral patterns in white, rose, green, and blue; floral patterns further embellished with embroidery originally in white thread, dyed at the same time as floral patterns. Embroidery thread sometimes shot with some strands of gold.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1930s-1940s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.339
- Medium and Support
- olive colored silk with wax resist and embroidered patterns
- relevance
- rank 9.11822
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- main garments
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Tatsumura brocade fukuro obi with woven pattern of Central Asian paired ducks
- Artist
- Tatsumura Silk Studio
- Physical Description
- Terracotta-colored plain weave silk with woven pattern of paired ducks within lozenge-shaped floral scrolls; brocade done in thick white, light blue, and apricot silk floss; turquoise and purple-metallic-wrapped threads; and kinran (metallic coated paper) in two shades of gold.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1960s-1970s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.336
- Medium and Support
- silk with woven patterns in silk floss, metallic wrapped threads and kinran
- relevance
- rank 9.05764
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- animals and creatures
- birds
- components and systems
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- main garments
- object groupings
- object groupings and systems
- object groupings by general context
- objects we use
- sets (groups)
- Title
- Phulkari Shawl with Stylized Bagh Tara (four-part flower) Designs in 45 Squares on central field
- Artist
- India, Eastern Punjab
- Physical Description
- Embroidery on a plain cotton fabric (khaddar). Red-orange khaddar with neon orange, green, white and red accents which make up the bagh tara (four-part flower) design.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/2.11
- Medium and Support
- homespun cotton cloth with silk embroidery
- relevance
- rank 9.05324
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- asia (continent)
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- costumes
- dresses
- dresses by function
- embroidery
- geographic and political locations
- main garments
- objects we use
- Title
- Brocade obijime (obi cord) with a tassel
- Artist
- Dômyô
- Physical Description
- Kumihimo (braided) silk brocade with silver metallic threads.
- Artist Life Dates
- kumihimo atelier, Kyoto, Japan
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1960s-1980s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.365
- Medium and Support
- braided silk cord with silver metallic threads
- relevance
- rank 9.04101
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- main garments
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- textile construction processes and techniques
- textile processes and techniques
- Title
- Obi
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Diagonal lines cut across the obi creating a diamond pattern throughout. The obi is also decorated with images of gold and copper drums.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.542
- Medium and Support
- silk
- relevance
- rank 9.02233
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- main garments
- membranophones
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- sound devices
- sound devices by acoustical characteristics
- Title
- Le Follet
- Artist
- Gabrielle Toudaesq
- Physical Description
- This colored engraving features two women in elaborate dress on a beach with a wavy ocean behind them. The woman on the left wears a blue dress accented with pink and a hat in the same colors. The woman on the right wears a beige dress accented in brown and white and a hat in the same colors decorated with flowers. She also holds a small parasol above her head. The women appear engaged in conversation as they both gesture with their hands. In the distance in the water on the right there are three ships. On the left in the distance a rock formation is depicted.
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1870
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.203
- Medium and Support
- wood engraving with hand coloring on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.94952
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- associated concepts
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories carried
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- culture and related concepts
- culture-related concepts
- descriptors
- headgear
- inorganic material
- main garments
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- Title
- Pink fukuro obi with woven designs of green and white plants and landscapes in hexagonal medallions
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Fukuro obi made from pink silk with hexagonal medallion pattern. Inside the medallions are images of plants and abbreviated landscapes.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd quarter of 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.337
- Medium and Support
- pink silk with woven designs in green and white
- relevance
- rank 8.89954
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- buildings and the land
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- landscapes (environments)
- main garments
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- ornament areas
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Le Bon Ton. Journal de Modes, pl. 90
- Artist
- C. Thierry
- Physical Description
- This colored engraving features two women and a young girl in elaborate dress on a balcony overlooking a vista with mountains in the distance. The woman on the left is seen seated from behind wearing a green dress accented in black ribbons and a black lace-like fabric. The young girl to the right of her leans over the balcony railing and dons a beige dotted dress trimmed with brown. The woman on the right of the composition wears an elaborate white dress with vertical ribbon accents and a hat decorated with pink flowers with green leaves. She holds an unopened fan in her left hand and looks toward the two other figures.
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1870
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.199
- Medium and Support
- wood engraving with hand coloring on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.84830
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- associated concepts
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories carried
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- culture and related concepts
- culture-related concepts
- headgear
- main garments
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- Title
- Obidome (obi brooch) with iris design in inlaid stone
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Gold-toned metal with inlaid stone (pietra dura) design on face, cut-out iris on reverse,
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925-1940
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.367
- Medium and Support
- gold-toned metal with stone inlay (pietra dura)
- relevance
- rank 8.79044
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- buildings and the land
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- flowers (plants)
- herbaceous plants
- jewelry
- jewelry by location
- jewelry worn on costume
- landscapes (environments)
- main garments
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- pins (jewelry)
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Kimono #3
- Artist
- Binh Pho
- Artist Life Dates
- born Vietnam, 1955
- Century
- 21st century
- Object Creation Date
- 2001
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.176
- Medium and Support
- olive, ash and bamboo
- relevance
- rank 8.76836
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by form
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- main garments
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Silvery white hitoe obi for summer with appliquéd patches of Saga brocade with rhododendrum blossom (shakunage) design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Single layer (hitoe) white silk weft with silver-coated threads for warp; appliqued patches in kinran brocade (paper, coated with gold in several tones) featuring rhododendrum blossoms.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1960s-1970s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.338
- Medium and Support
- silk thread weft with silver-coated threads for warp, appliquéd patches
- relevance
- rank 8.71507
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- associated concepts
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- earth sciences concepts
- main garments
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- scientific concepts
- seasons
- Title
- Aqua and gold ffukuro obi with gold daffodil design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Aqua-gold fabric woven from turquoise warp and aqua-and pale gold-covered paper (kinran) weft, for a shimmering aqua-gold ground. The deco-style daffodil patterns are surihaku in three shades of gold. Plain weave aqua silk lining.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 1970s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.333
- Medium and Support
- aqua-gold fabric woven from turquoise silk warp and gold-covered paper weft
- relevance
- rank 8.67736
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- buildings and the land
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- main garments
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Wedding Slippers (one of a pair)
- Artist
- African, Songhoi
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1946
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.210.2
- Medium and Support
- embroidered cotton
- relevance
- rank 8.64363
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the legs or feet
- ceremonies
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- dresses
- dresses by function
- events
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- footwear
- footwear by form
- main garments
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- needleworking
- needleworking and needleworking techniques
- objects we use
- people and culture
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- rites of passage
- shoes (footwear)
- shoes by location or context
- textile materials
- textile materials by composition or origin
- textile processes and techniques
- textile working processes and techniques
- Title
- Obi
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Gray obi with light blue wavy design that looks like a river with dark blue ripples. White flower petals float alongside the river, and so do five designs that appear to be hooded cloaks or pieces of cloth.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.543
- Medium and Support
- silk
- relevance
- rank 8.64256
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- bodies of water
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- bodies of water by size
- buildings and the land
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- landscapes (environments)
- main garments
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- riverine bodies
- settlements and landscapes
- Title
- La Mode élégante
- Artist
- V. Muchot
- Physical Description
- This colored engraving features what appear to be three generations of women in elaborate dress in an interior space. A young girl in a brown dress is positioned with her back to the viewer on the left of the composition. She presents an object to a woman in a blue-grey dress who is seated in the center of the composition holding a piece of paper in her right hand. A young woman in a dark and pale turquoise dress stands on the right of the composition looking down at the child. Between the two adult figures is a table decorated with a vase of pink flowers.
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1870
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.201
- Medium and Support
- wood engraving with hand coloring on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.61020
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- containers
- containers by form
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- culture and related concepts
- culture-related concepts
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- headgear
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- main garments
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- plants
- seating furniture
- settlements and landscapes
- single seating furniture
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vessels
- woody plants
- Title
- Saga brocade obijime (obi cord) in green, red, white and gold
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Braided silk brocade with green, red, white and gold-covered threads; no tassels
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960-1980
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.364
- Medium and Support
- saga nishiki brocade silk with green, red and white silk & gold-coated threads
- relevance
- rank 8.56982
- Secondary Keywords
- patterning
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- main garments
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- objects we use
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- textile construction processes and techniques
- textile processes and techniques
- textile weaving processes and techniques
- textile weaving techniques
- weft patterning
- Title
- Black Nagoya-style obi in sateen weave (shusu) with embroidered plum blossom designs
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Black silk damask with interwoven paulownia pattern; plum blossoms embroidered in solver, gold, and gunmetal gray metallic threads, and persimmon, brown, and black silk threads.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1930s-1950s
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.331
- Medium and Support
- silk damask with woven pattern and metallic thread embroidery
- relevance
- rank 8.56236
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- buildings and the land
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- deciduous trees
- landscapes (environments)
- main garments
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Wedding Slippers (one of a pair)
- Artist
- African, Songhoi
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1946
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.210.1
- Medium and Support
- embroidered cotton
- relevance
- rank 8.54048
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the legs or feet
- ceremonies
- clothing
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- dresses
- dresses by function
- events
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- footwear
- footwear by form
- main garments
- marriages
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- needleworking
- needleworking and needleworking techniques
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- rites of passage
- shoes (footwear)
- shoes by location or context
- textile materials
- textile materials by composition or origin
- textile processes and techniques
- textile working processes and techniques
- Title
- Standing Young Woman in Graduation Gown and Mortarboard, Striped Background
- Artist
- Mike Disfarmer
- Physical Description
- Young woman posing in graduation cap and gown.
- Artist Life Dates
- American, 1884 - 1959
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1940
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.112
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.50276
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume by form
- dresses
- dresses by form
- main garments
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- Title
- La Mode élégante
- Artist
- V. Muchot
- Physical Description
- This colored engraving depicts two women and one child in elaborate dress. The central figure is a woman standing in a dark green dress decorated with lighter green trimmings. Her hair is gathered in a headpiece made up of green ribbons and pink flowers. To the right of her a woman in a black and grey dress sits on a burgundy chaise. The child standing on the left of the composition is outfitted in a navy blue and pale blue costume with a jacket trimmed in white. The child reaches toward something kept in the standing woman’s left hand.
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1870
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.200
- Medium and Support
- wood engraving with hand coloring on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.45708
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- associated concepts
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- culture and related concepts
- culture-related concepts
- headgear
- main garments
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by age group
- people by gender
- youth
- Title
- Hanging a Poem on a Cherry Tree
- Artist
- Ishikawa Toyonobu
- Physical Description
- A color woodblock print of a young woman hanging a paper with poem on a cherry tree. The woman is in a kimono with intricate design of cherry blossom, hemp leaves, birds and swirls, pine trees and diamond patterns. She also wears broad obi (sash) in checkerboard patterns, which is bow- tied on her back. There is also a white sash underneath the obi, which supports her long kimono. Her hair is tied on the back and adorn with tortoise-shell comb and pin. The cherry tree is in full bloom; there is a curtain with a family crest behind the woman and the tree; a certain kind of platform with swirling vine pattern is peaking below the curtain. The overall color scheme is in yellow, orange, black and white (the color of the paper). There are artist’s signature and two seals on the right bottom corner, and smaller seal on the left bottom corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1711-1785
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1746-1749
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.130
- Medium and Support
- Urushi-e (color woodblock print) on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.44593
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- buildings and the land
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- coverings and hangings
- coverings and hangings by location or context
- coverings and hangings by specific type
- coverings and hangings for openings
- deciduous trees
- document genres
- document genres by form
- document genres for literary works
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- information forms
- landscapes (environments)
- main garments
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Untitled, from "Domestic Landscape"
- Artist
- Rita Bernstein
- Physical Description
- A girl standing next to a bed holding up a white dress to the light.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1950
- Object Creation Date
- 1994
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.92
- Medium and Support
- toned gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.44449
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume by form
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- main garments
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- sleeping and reclining furniture
- Title
- Portrait of Sacco and Vanzetti
- Artist
- Ben Shahn
- Physical Description
- Two men sit at the center of the print with inquisitive looks upon their faces. Certain facial elements are distorted. They stand with shoulders haunched, and pupiless eyes. Both sets of arms are restrained by handcuffs, and they are handcuffed to one another at the center of the print.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1969
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1958
- Accession Number
- 1975/1.70
- Medium and Support
- screenprint on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.42867
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- costume
- costume by form
- main garments
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- visual works
- visual works by form
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- La Mode élégante
- Artist
- V. Muchot
- Physical Description
- This colored engraving depicts two women in elaborate dress examining an illustration in an interior space. The woman on the left has her back turned to the viewer. She is wearing a dark green dress with an exaggerated bustle. Her head is topped with a green hat decorated with pink ribbons and flowers. She holds an image on paper, which both figures contemplate. The woman on the right is shown in profile and outfitted in a lavender dress that also features an exaggerated bustle. She wears a black hat decorated with lavender flowers and green leaves.
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1870
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.202
- Medium and Support
- wood engraving with hand coloring on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.29631
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- associated concepts
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- culture and related concepts
- culture-related concepts
- headgear
- main garments
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- Title
- Paleologue et Demange, from "Dreyfus Affair"
- Artist
- Ben Shahn
- Physical Description
- Two men stand side by side in this portrait, both dressed in suits. One man faces front-center while the other is shown via his profile. Their eyes are not painted but their brows appear furrowed. Above the men reads "Paleologue et Demange" or "Paleologue and Demange". Paleologue gave testimony during Dreyfus' court case and Demange was one of Dreyfus' defence lawyers.
- Object Creation Date
- 1968
- Accession Number
- 2011/1.112.7
- Medium and Support
- pochoir print on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.14111
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- associated concepts
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- hats
- headgear
- main garments
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- people by occupation
- people in law
- people in social science-related occupations
- people in the social sciences and related occupations
- social science concepts
- sociological concepts
- Title
- Walter P. Reuther and Arthur Miller, Detroit, Michigan
- Artist
- D. James Galbraith
- Physical Description
- Two men standing next to eachother, both are laughing. One is wearing a suit jacket, the other is in a white shirt and tie with glasses.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1930 - 2002)
- Object Creation Date
- 1956
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.228
- Medium and Support
- vintage gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.13484
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume by form
- main garments
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- Title
- Frederick Douglass
- Artist
- Ben Shahn
- Physical Description
- A man is potrayed with curly hair and beard, a stern facial expression, and a formal suit and bowtie. His head and gaze is turned to the right of the piece. The words "Frederick Douglass" border the piece along with two copies of the artist's signature and the screenprint number .
- Object Creation Date
- 1965
- Accession Number
- 2011/1.109
- Medium and Support
- serigraph on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.11011
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- main garments
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- portraits
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Frederick Douglass
- Artist
- Ben Shahn
- Physical Description
- A man is potrayed with curly hair and beard, a stern facial expression, and a formal suit and bowtie. His head and gaze is turned to the right of the piece. The words "Frederick Douglass" border the piece along with two copies of the artist's signature and the screenprint number .
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1969
- Object Creation Date
- 1965
- Accession Number
- 2011/1.108
- Medium and Support
- serigraph on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.08590
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- main garments
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Rain (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
- Artist
- Saitô Kiyoshi
- Physical Description
- This work portrays a dynamic, umbrella-studded view of the University of Michigan Diag, based on sketches Saitô made during his trip to Ann Arbor in the fifties.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1907 - 1997)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1956
- Accession Number
- 1959/2.28
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.07292
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories carried
- costume by form
- earth sciences concepts
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- outerwear
- overcoats
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- plants
- precipitation
- scientific concepts
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
- woody plants
- Title
- A Woman in an Evening Dress, Singing
- Artist
- Constantin Guys
- Physical Description
- A sketch drawing of a woman in an evening dress. Her face and mouth are drawn in a way to show the action of singing as the title suggests. In her right hand she is holding her gown; she is leaning forward that might suggest she is moving while singing, as one would in a performance.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1802 - 1892)
- Object Creation Date
- 1825-1892
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.503
- Medium and Support
- graphite on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.00725
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume by form
- dresses
- dresses by form
- entertainment events
- events
- main garments
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Kimono
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Japanese kimono made with light pink color silk. It has silver sewings with pattern of flowers on it.
- Accession Number
- 2010/1.313.1
- Medium and Support
- silk
- relevance
- rank 8.00623
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- east asian
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- main garments
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- textile materials
- textile materials by composition or origin
- Title
- Beige Obi with wax-resist overall patterns of rust stripes, interrupted by wax-resist and embroidered designs of floral scrolls
- Artist
- Minagawa Gekka
- Physical Description
- The obi is made of plain silk, on which beige and brown stripes are pattern-dyed. Scrolls of exotic flowers and leaves are hand painted with orange and black color, and embroidered with metallic threads. These plant designs are located on two parts of the obi; when wearing, one will appear in front, and other will appear on the back bow. There is a hand-painted artist’s seal of Chinese character “moon” on one end of the obi.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1892-1987
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.325
- Medium and Support
- Plain-weave silk with wax-resist pattern, hand-painted designs, and embroidery
- relevance
- rank 7.91452
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn at the waist or below
- buildings and the land
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- descriptors
- herbaceous plants
- image-making processes and techniques
- landscapes (environments)
- main garments
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- photographic processes
- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- plants
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- salted paper processes
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Title
- Kimono with floral design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Yellow silk kimono with multi-colored flowers and grass
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.2
- Medium and Support
- silk
- relevance
- rank 7.83507
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- design elements
- main garments
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- Title
- Bust of George Washington (1732-1799), after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)
- Artist
- Randolph Rogers
- Physical Description
- This is a white marble sculpture that depicts the upper torso of a man. There is drapery wrapped loosely around his figure. He is shown staring into the viewer's space and his facial expression is calm and reserved. This sculpture is carved in a realistic manner and rests on a columnar pedestal.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1825 - 1892
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1868
- Accession Number
- 1895.12
- Medium and Support
- marble
- relevance
- rank 7.82961
- Secondary Keywords
- administrators
- costume
- costume by form
- descriptors
- executives
- figures
- figures (representations)
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- outerwear
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by occupation
- people in government and administration
- rock
- rock by form
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
- wearing blankets
- wearing blankets by form
- Title
- Woman in Negligee
- Artist
- George Grosz
- Physical Description
- Smiling woman, slightly hunched and looking out at viewer, in see-through negligee pulling up her left stocking.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1893-1959
- Century
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2007/2.80
- Medium and Support
- brush and ink on wove paper
- relevance
- rank 7.77728
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume by form
- europe (continent)
- geographic and political locations
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by occupation
- people in service occupations
- women
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.74
- Medium and Support
- brass and glass beads with cowrie shells
- relevance
- rank 7.67547
- Secondary Keywords
- beads and sets of beads
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume by form
- descriptors
- main garments
- main garments for the lower body
- materials
- materials by composition
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects of adornment
- objects we use
- shell (animal material)
- shell and shell material
- Title
- Haori
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- White silk with zigzag pattern lining, black with silver threading throughout, braided thread in gold, purple, red and green, all over the fabric in a random continuous pattern.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.495
- Medium and Support
- silk, brocade
- relevance
- rank 7.65588
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume by form
- fabric
- main garments
- main garments for the upper body
- objects
- objects we use
- textiles