EditorialOver There, Medium: wool foundation, cotton embroidery Technique: machine embroidered and appliqu?d on felt, Rectangular red wool felt banner appliqu?d with a navy blue arch across the top, on which 'Over There' is embroidered in small white stars. Und...
EditorialA lady in morning déshabille. Galerie des modes et costumes francais, dessines d. Paris, 1911-14. A lady in morning déshabille, lounging on a sofa, playing with her dog'. [Description] A Polish style caraco; it requires a good figure to carry this of...
EditorialA soldier. The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight c. William Miller: London, 1805. A Chinese soldier. He wears an iron helmet, which bears a tassel of dyed horse hair. The charcters on the breast plate, denote the corps to which he belongs. T...
EditorialThree vessels lying at anchor. The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight c. William Miller: London, 1805. Three vessels lying at anchor in the river of Ning-po. The middle vesselis a trading ship. The Chinese characters over the rudder, denote t...
EditorialMan in a Long-sleeved Coat, ca. 1598, Attributed to Iran, Ink on paper, H. 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm), Codices, Riza-yi `Abbasi (Persian, ca. 1565?1635), This exceptionally fine drawing in red ink contains an all-but-faded signature, 'Riza', below the figure...
EditorialStanding Buddha, ca. 3rd?4th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 20 in. (50.8 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); D. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm), Sculpture, Such Buddha images were found in great numbers in the public sacred precincts of Gandh...