Over four weeks, every Wednesday, this four-part exhibition looks at fashion first at the court, and in successive weeks in town, in the convent or monastery, and in the countryside.
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ArtworksVelvet with Gold Disks in offset rows
Velvet with Gold Disks in offset rows
, Eastern Islamic, Mongol period, 14th c. Lampas/velvet, with pile in plain weave of the foundation and pairs of gold wefts in the supplementary twill
21 x 17.5 cm. (31 x 30 cm. framed) Read more -
ArtworksJerome, Letter LIV To Furia [To Furia, On the Duty of Remaining a Widow], in the translation by Charles Bonin
Jerome, Letter LIV To Furia [To Furia, On the Duty of Remaining a Widow], in the translation by Charles Bonin
, France, likely Bourges, c. 1500-1510 Illuminated manuscript on parchment Read more -
ArtworksCameo with Double Portrait of Cosimo I de Medici and Camilla Martelli
Cameo with Double Portrait of Cosimo I de Medici and Camilla Martelli
, Cameo, Northern Italy, late 16th century; mount with pin 18th century and later Gold, onyx
Weight 3.70 gr.; 63.6 mm. Read more -
ArtworksPendant with Cameo of King Henry IV of France
Pendant with Cameo of King Henry IV of France
, France, late 16th century; mount: probably 18th century Mother of pearl, tortoise shell, silver gilt
Weight 9.5 gr; Dimensions 56 × 38.5 mm; Length (with loop) 62.9 mm; Cameo 37.9 × 28.4 mm Read more