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House of Worth Artworks collected in Metmuseum

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House of Worth Artworks collected in Metmuseum

The House of Worth was a French fashion house that specializes in haute couture, ready-to-wear clothes, and perfumes. It was founded in 1858 by English designer Charles Frederick Worth. It continued to operate under his descendants until 1952 and closed in 1956. The House of Worth fashion brand was revived in 1999. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Worth

Fancy dress costume

French, 1858–1956 / The Met

   title: Fancy dress costume
   department: Costume Institute
   accessionYear: 1994

Wedding dress

French, 1858–1956 / The Met

   title: Wedding dress
   department: Costume Institute
   accessionYear: 1941

Evening dress

French, 1858–1956 / The Met

   title: Evening dress
   department: Costume Institute
   accessionYear: 1976

Ball gown

French, 1858–1956 / The Met

   title: Ball gown
   department: Costume Institute
   accessionYear: 1952

Ball gown

French, 1858–1956 / The Met

   title: Ball gown
   department: Costume Institute
   accessionYear: 1968

Dress

French, 1858–1956 / The Met

   title: Dress
   department: Costume Institute
   accessionYear: 1964

Evening dress

French, 1858–1956 / The Met

   title: Evening dress
   department: Costume Institute
   accessionYear: 1935

Opera cape

Jost Amman Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Jost Amman Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Jost Amman (June 13, 1539 – March 17, 1591) was a Swiss-German artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts, done mainly for book illustrations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jost_Amman Marcus Curtius    title: Marcus Curtius    department: Drawings and Prints    accessionYear: 2002 Entry of Maximilian II into Nuremberg, June 7, 1570    title: Entry of Maximilian II into Nuremberg, June 7, 1570    department: Drawings and Prints    accessionYear: 1953 Triumph of Christian Faith    ti
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Winslow Homer Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Winslow Homer Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art. Largely self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator. He subsequently took up oil painting and produced major studio works characterized by the weight and density he exploited from the medium. He also worked extensively
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Okumura Masanobu Artworks collected in Metmuseum

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Okumura Masanobu (Japanese: 奥村 政信; 1686 – 13 March 1764) was a Japanese print designer, book publisher, and painter. He also illustrated novelettes and in his early years wrote some fiction. At first his work adhered to the Torii school, but later drifted beyond that. He is a figure in the formative era of ukiyo-e doing early works on actors and bijin-ga ("pictures of beautiful women"). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okumura_Masanobu Yaoya O Shichi Standing, Holding a Love Letter and a Battledo
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